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Availability & Scheduling Notes

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Services: Digital Printing on Handmade Papers

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Yes, we can do that!  Arturo (digital + letterpress; not handmade but deckled edge), Porridge (digital),and Rag Papeterie (digital) Notes: CMYK only, we can't do white toner.  Sorry, no handmade envelopes, they're too thick for our machines. Best option is letterpress return address and then send to calligrapher for hand addressing.  It's expensive. Very time consuming and lots of waste. If your design is only 1 color, letterpress is probably going to be cheaper! But, if it's a beautiful illustration, multi-color, or a small quantity, digital is definitely the way to go.   Be mindful of margins - we can't do...

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What Die Shapes Are Available? (as of 2.26.25)

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Digital Printing Color Testing

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If you've got a color for us to print but want to see what the most accurate cmyk/hex code will be, try sending us the file below with some color options. Say we have a project that needs to look like Pantone 166u. We'll look it up at a website like encycolorpedia.com and look at some possible options, plugging those into each line of the color tester in Adobe Illustrator. (The lines are grouped and opacity adjustments automatically made, to make life easier for us all.) 1. Find some hexcodes: 2. Download the file and edit the file with your...

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Letterpress Ink Colors, Updated for 2024!

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