Thank you for your contribution to make this swap successful! FYI?Desiderata? (Latin: ?desired things?) is a prose poem written in 1927 by American writer Max Ehrmann (1872-1945).  I have included two copies so that you may give one to a friend. The presentation folder was printed, diecut, and creased on a 12×18 NS C&P handfeed. The ink used is…[Read more]

I did nothing but make the package late by waiting till the very last minute to print mine, ha! I can’t wait to see what everyone made. Big thanks to Camille for organizing this and spending so much time on it!

Maybe you could try packing under the form.

Elizabeth, Although we do not have Bamboo – Mohawk Paper has really beautiful 2 piece pocket folders that you do not need to cut, nor score.  It comes with 2 pockets with peel and stick tape already on them and a pre-scored sheet.  http://www.mohawkconnects.com/makeready/downloads/dielines/page/3/?subcat=68Hope this helps – Molly Ros…[Read more]

UPDATE- THIS PRESS IS SOLD.

Thanks for getting back to me Davina. Seems like the way to go! V.

I never progressed actually! I decided just to outsource! (slack I know!!) Good luck though!

Hi Davina, Did you settle on a particular hot foil stamper in the end? I’m looking for one too and would be grateful to hear what you decided on.Warm regards Vanessa

is this still available?

Camille, these are wonderful. Thanks for all the hard work– wow!!

I have posted some pictures of the wonderful printed pieces for this swap on my page, please take a look at them. I will be adding more as the rest come in. It is not too late if anyone else would like to sign up. Please contact me for more information.

Very interested! I sent you a friend request so we could talk privately!

Yes, the cabinet and type are still for sale. Please let me know if you have any other questions!

Is the cabinet still for sale?

Got it figured out—the wooden shoes which engage with the spinning pulley and cause the press to be driven can be adjusted to a desired maximum speed by raising or lowering set screws.  once the ideal speed is set and locked in, the lever either engages the press to drive at that speed or completely disengages the press until it slows to a…[Read more]

If you search for hot foil stamping on ebay you will find a whole lot of polymer related materials listed.  Sorry, polymer just will not do the job.  You need copper or magnesium.  The reason you cannot find much about foil online is that the old school foil guys are a tight lipped bunch.  I recently did a lot of foil research and have had suc…[Read more]