Letterpress Experience Workshops

Join the friendly and knowledgable team at Rufford Printing Company for an individual Letterpress Workshop Experience.

You will experience 1 to 1 instruction, enabling you to create a poster using metal and wood type from an extensive array of type cases and using the Vandercook Universal III proofing press.

Workshop Details:

Using wood and metal type you will design a poster of your own. Size approx 22″ x 18″. The design will be printed by you using black ink with the opportunity to introduce a second colour.

Rufford Printing Co will teach you how to set metal type from a typecase using a traditional printers composing stick. You will also be taught how to make-ready the printing forms, lock with quoins and prepare for printing.

Workshop Dates:

Sessions will be held within the working workshop at Rufford Printing Co in The Design Shed at Cedar Farm, between 10am and 1pm on the following dates:

Wednesday April 27th

Wednesday May 4th

Wednesday May 11th

Wednesday May 18th

These are not walk-in sessions. Booking is essential.

Price:

£60 (payment to made on booking)

Booking Information:

To book a place please call 01704 821285 or visit the workshop in person.