Our bread and butter service. We started offering letterpress printing services in 2021. Since then, it has continued to be the process most of our customers seek us out for. We are able to utilize new methods of plate-making to create completely custom designs outside of the realms of just typesetting. This process creates an oh-so-satisfying deboss effect on the paper, leaving you with a tactile experience unlike anything else. In an age of design where so much of what we interact with lives on a screen, letterpress printing creates a memorable and luxurious experience for every recipient.

Embossing creates a raised effect, rather than debossing, which creates an impression in the paper. Using two plates and great amounts of pressure from our platen press, the paper is sandwiched between a raised back and counter-die front to create the emboss text or design. Because this is done with dies, there is no ink involved. The raised paper catches light and shadow in a delightfully delicate and impactful way.

Foil printing is done using a hot foil press (ours came from the UK!). Similar to the result of letterpress printing, an impression (deboss) is made in the paper, but instead of a flat ink print, we get a glistening and reflective foil. We can order metallic foil in many shades, including holographic, but we love using our classic yellow gold.

Due to the transparent nature of letterpress inks, we are limited to printing dark ink on lighter paper. To print lighter color inks against darker or vibrant paper colors, we can use pigmented foil printing. A matte white pigment foil is our go to for a classic white on dark look.

We offer custom die-cutting both with any of our existing dies in our library, or with a custom new shape. Die cutting is done by using a steel rule die manufactured to the exact custom shape that is designed. Paper is then fed, one by one, through our press with the die locked up to punch out the shape. What’s left is a completely custom shape unique to your project.

Duplexing refers to the process of gluing two pieces of paper together. This can be helpful when printing double sided designs, combining digital and letterpress processes, or simply for making a paper stock thicker, allowing for a deeper impression.