Fundamentals of Letterpress - Printing with Handset Type
Fundamentals of Letterpress - Printing with Handset Type
6 hour workshop | Cost: $200 all materials are included | Limited to 6 students
*Partial scholarships available, for more info click HERE Please apply 30 days prior to date requested.
This 6-hour workshop covers the fundamentals of printing and shop use with a focus on printing with handset type. Students will get to know our wide selection of wood and metal type and cuts and will design and print their own broadsides of posters.
This course serves as a prerequisite for membership or printing in our shop. Students learn the essentials of typesetting, press work, lockup-up, and makeready and experience the magic of bringing words to life. Every student gets a chance to operate the press and pull a handful of prints to bring home.
There will be a lunch break as well as multiple stretch and snack breaks. Please be conscious that cleanup and putting tools away is every students responsibility, it does take time, and is part of the full experience.
Sunday 3/9/2025, 10am-4pm - SOLD OUT
Sunday 4/27/25, 10am-4pm
We have plenty of parking
Please wear comfortable shoes
Bring snacks or a lunch
INSTRUCTOR
Tiana Krahn is the book artist and letterpress printer behind Spell & Bind Press. She teaches at NBLA and elsewhere and recently co-founded Mob of Two, a collaborative artists’ book imprint.