Workshops

Letterpress Workshops

Experience firsthand about wood and metal type, using the tools and techniques involved with letterpress printing. Our letterpress workshops range from setting type by hand in our metal type composition workshop to printing on all sizes of hand-operated and motorized presses. We also will show how to utilize the computer to produce photopolymer and metal plates.

Metal type composition

        No prerequisite

Learn to set metal type the classic way in this type composition workshop. Includes type proofing and correcting, inking and making prints on the tabletop press. Read more

Vandercook

        Prerequisite: Metal type composition

Add to your type composition skills from Metal Type Composition and print items up to 14" x 18" on our Vandercook SP-15 or up to 18" x 24" on our Vandercook Universal III. Includes working with wood & metal type, photopolymer plates, using furniture and quoins, registration, ink mixing, inking and printing. Read more

Chandler & Price platen

        Prerequisite: Metal type composition

Learn how to print on our motorized C&P 10 x 15 platen press and our treadled Golding 8 x 12 and work in larger editions. Includes experiences with printing from metal type and photopolymer plates, creasing / folding, diecutting. Includes press safety, locking up the form, inking, press makeready and hand feeding. Read more

Creative letterpress workshops

        No prerequisite

We offer this type of casual, creative letterpress workshop for specific groups of either students or professionals who would like to experience printing via letterpress first hand, but who are not interested in renting our equipment for personal use. Read more

The iron handpress (future offering)

        Prerequisite: Metal type composition

Get in touch with historical printing techniques. Our 1869 Hoe Washington #5 and 1890 Albion iron handpresses have a printing area of up to 25" x 38." Includes press safety, printing of large wood cuts / linoleum block cuts and multi-page book imposition. Read more