Short courses in letterpress typesetting & printing.

Following the popularity of the letterpress courses we held in 2011, we are holding a limited number of one and two-day letterpress printing workshops during 2012.

Expert tuition will be provided and students will have the opportunity to typeset and print their own piece of work. Students will have access to our extensive library of metal letterpress type & woodletter and printing will take place on Albion & Columbian handpresses and Farley proofing presses.

Places on these courses can be booked online using the links below. A 20% non-refundable deposit will be taken at the time of booking, with the remainder due six weeks prior to commencement of the course.

— 4 students per class
— £155 per one-day course
— £260 per two-day course
— 10:00am to 5:00pm

— Materials & lunch included

23rd Apr: 1 day
17th/18th May: 2 days
18th June: 1 day
12th/13th July: 2 days
10th Sep: 1 day
27th/28th Sep: 2 days

Courses will take place at our working press, situated in the attractive market town of Coggeshall in rural Essex. We are within an hour’s travelling time from London by train and parking is available. Opportunities for accommodation and evening meals are plentiful locally.

Anna Haines examining her first letterpress proof
Susan Topping examining her letterpress print
Ben Marston hand typesetting wood type letters
Kate Marston’s wood type letterpress forme
Laura Herves hand setting metal letterpress type
Ben Marston printing on an 1851 Albion Press