#Letterpress how to#

Don’t use your more expensive project paper until you are confident in your inking. Suggestions are sketchbook paper, uncoated card stock, and bristol stock. This is the paper you will experiment on as you learn to use your brayer and ink correctly. Practice paper: uncoated papers, preferably in 80# cover or thicker. Inking roller bearer plate strips Inking roller bearer strips (from Boxcar Press): Free! Just request inking roller bearer strips in your custom-made plate-making order. Photopolymer printing plates Boxcar Press platemaking costs: u p to 50 square inches of printed-area-only custom made printing plates (KF152 plate type): $35.50. Other at-home machines that can be substituted – Fiskars Fuse Kit, Sizzix Big Shot, and Cuttlebug. The Evolution Machine (from We Are Memory Keepers). L Letterpress ($75 – $100) – highly recommended.ĭie Cutting / Embossing Machine that is the platform used for the L Letterpress kit. finding out you don’t have all your supplies at-the-ready. Keep in mind how big (or small) your budget will be for your printing projects as this will be a great way to reduce wallet woes and will help make sure you aren’t making multiple trips out to the store or online for more paper (or worse…. ( Note that these prices do not include shipping costs and are general estimates for the items themselves at the time of this blog post). We’ve included options for a few select items where you can curb spending or splurge for luxe goods.

But what about the initial setup costs and the essential items needed to make the printing journey a fun and fruitful one?īelow is a list of the essentials (as well as general pricing) to help get you started. We’re in love with the fact that at-home do-it-yourself letterpress machines are giving access to the beautiful world of letterpress to those who are hands-on and are looking to stay budget-friendly for printing projects (hand-made wedding invites or business cards, anyone?). What you need to print well on your L Letterpress Machine.

#Letterpress how to#

How to build the ideal letterpress shop.