Joyful green-blue wood type - double printed

Delightful hand printed greeting.

There is nothing efficient about the making of these cards. They are the epitome of slow, thoughtful, hand-made work. The letters are arranged on the proofing press and loosely locked into position. They are then inked by hand in a custom shade of blue. The card is then placed onto the inked wooden letters, and the roller passed over the card to take the impression. The whole process is then repeated for the second colour, green. Once dried, the backs are printed again on our 1910 cast iron proofing press with information about our studio. The letters are all individually chosen from a type case and locked into position.

• Press. Printed by hand on a 1960s Stephenson Blake galley proofing press; and 1910 cast iron treadle press.
• Paper. 280gsm paper made on the oldest still-running mechanical paper mill in the world (and which is located in England). Envelope is made from the same.
• Size. 105mm x 148mm.
• Fount. Assorted wood type, mostly Gill Sans in various sizes.
  
• Each card is hand numbered according to the batch it was produced in. Each batch varies slightly.

These are a notecard format, not an open-close card. Usually, people buy them as mini-posters to frame and hang on the wall.