Our introductory guide to Letterpress printing and impression - that wonderful texture you can get from printing with an antique printing press. Impression is not anywhere like as simple as you would think, read this guide to learn more about how it works and how best to use it in designs.

View our Antique printing press in action. This little snippet video of our girl 'Gertrude' she is treadle powered (run by foot - like an old sewing machine). Here we are showing a small run, oh and she is hand fed too so watch those fingers!

Its almost hard how to know where to start when trying to explain letterpress printing, just because it is so so different to digital printing that everyone is used to today. The antique press, lack of electricity, metal type or cast plates and the fact that the whole ting is controlled by foot arms and a spanner to start with! Well here is our introductory guide, hope that we begin to answer a few questions!