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Letterpress Taster

£35.00

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Location Leicester Print Workshop
Date & Time Sunday 9th September
10.00am - 1.00pm.
Tutor  Sat Kalsi

Using a selection of type from LPW's collection, you will learn how to set, ink and print type to create striking, bold prints using a range of colours.

About the Tutor

Sat Kalsi is a typesetter and printmaker based in Brighton and Leicester. Working largely with letterpress she uses lead type to produce type-based prints. She completed a BA in Graphic Design at the University of the Arts London (2008).

Sat is currently a Technical Demonstrator in the letterpress workshop for the University of Brighton School of Art, Design and Media. 

Course Structure

  • An introduction into the letterpress area and location of both lead and wood type.

  • Health and safety in Letterpress.

  • Demonstrate how to set lead type using a composing stick.

  • Demonstrate how to take lines of type off the composing stick ready to take a proof print on the galley press. Packing explained.

  • Demonstrate how to clean type.

  • Cleaning and tidying and close.

Bookings

Online: You can book online here by credit / debit card or Paypal.

Telephone: You can pay by card over the phone during our opening hours (Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm). Call us on 0116 251 4174.

In person: Call in to Leicester Print Workshop during our opening hours (Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm) to book and pay by card, cash or cheque.

Pre-course information: We will send you details of how to find us and what to bring with you when we process your booking. 

Concessions

Full-Print Members of Leicester Print Workshop are entitled to a 10% discount on our inhouse courses. Interested in joining LPW as a member? Click here for more information.