Ladies of Letterpress

dedicated to the proposition that a woman's place is in the print shop

Welcome to Ladies of Letterpress

Hi All! Welcome to the Ladies of Letterpress community, a place where you can read about our adventures in commercial, fine-press, and zine printing, ask for advice and learn from other printers, share resources, and get inspiration for your own business and work--all for the love of letterpress. Our mission is to promote the art and craft of letterpress printing, encourage the voice and vision of women printers, and to stimulate discourse within this community. We strive to maintain the cultural legacy of fine press printing, advance letterpress as a living, contemporary art form as well as a viable commercial printing method. Anyone is welcome to join, and membership is 100% free.

There is a lot to do here: using the tabs above, you can make your own page for other Ladies of Letterpress to see, start your own blog, ask questions or post topics in the forum, and post videos and photos of your own work.

In addition to building this community, we plan on attending book and craft fairs, having meetups and collaborative projects, and finding ways to help others through letterpress printing and the book arts. If you would like to be a guest blogger, contact us with your idea; posts will appear here and on the non-ning site, ladiesofletterpress.blogspot.com.

Who are we? Jessica is an MA and MFA holder in printmaking from the University of Iowa, and proprietor of Heroes and Criminals Press. Kseniya is the owner of Thomas-Printers, a commercial letterpress and design shop, and YonderYest, a letterpress wedding stationery company.

Questions or ideas? Let us know!

Members

  • Richenda
  • Two Paperdolls/Pressed55
  • blogorelli
  • Jennifer Park
  • Fudha N. Al Ateeqi
  • Andrea Reynolds
  • Kathy Marcelle
  • Jamie Garrison
  • Lisa Hasegawa
  • Candace Nel
  • Mai Kong
  • Julia B Farill
  • Meghan Olson
  • Katy Meegan
  • Taylor Luke
  • toscar
  • Monica Perez Santos
  • Diana Figarella-Zawil
  • ondine vierra
  • Jessica Fitzwater

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Blog Posts

Kathryn Hunter

Old Maid deck exchange- Now in 2 collections & $$ to LofL scholarship fund!

Hi there,
Just wanted to take a second and let y'all know that the Old Maid/ Enterprising Maiden deck that a bunch of us participated in this summer is now in 2 university special collections!!

The 1st deck was sold by Vamp and Tramp to Special Collections of Skillman Library at Lafayette College (Easton PA). 60% of the sales went to the Ladies of Letterpress scholarship fund. (40% to Vamp and Tramp for their commission). (The deck sold for $3… Continue

Posted by Kathryn Hunter on February 9, 2010 at 3:47pm

Heirloom Press

Extra 2010 date books

for sale or trade... $30. Printed with hand set metal type on French paper and bound coptic style with linen thread. Weekly double-page spreads. 4.25" x 5.5" closed.



Posted by Heirloom Press on February 7, 2010 at 4:50pm

kseniya

Anyone in New England in the mood for a project?

You hate to see this: a dismantled, rusty, pretty-on-the-inside C+P, on the verge of going to a scrap heap:





I saw… Continue

Posted by kseniya on February 3, 2010 at 5:46pm

kseniya

Tweeters of Letterpress

Just a small note--Ladies of Letterpress in now on Twitter! Check us out: @LadiesofLtrpress.

Posted by kseniya on February 1, 2010 at 7:29pm

SeeSaw Designs

seesaw sale.



Pssst... our letterpress calendar is now on sale for only $15. Happy Weekend!

Posted by SeeSaw Designs on January 29, 2010 at 11:38am

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Hi there,Just wanted to take a second and let y'all know that the Old Maid/ Enterprising Maiden deck that a bunch of us participated in this summer is now in 2 university special collections!!The 1st deck was sold by Vamp and Tramp to Special Collec…
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Kristina Hopkins

Edge Painting? 12 Replies

Started by Kristina Hopkins in Where'd you Get That?. Last reply by Elizabeth Mullaly Feb 3.

Mirka Hokkanen

Roller hook Springs for Kelsey? 2 Replies

Started by Mirka Hokkanen in Where'd you Get That?. Last reply by Mirka Hokkanen Feb 3.

Candace Nel

Press for sale?

Started by Candace Nel in Business Matters Jan 27.

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