https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/christiecaleb/activity/ Activity feed for Christie. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:54:16 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 32bfe2ce40f2c05673b6e9f4db47d390 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/recycled-brown-beige-paper/#post-2162 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:29:41 -0400 We print on “Kraft” paper all the time, we use French 80 or100 # cover and it is wonderful….check it out.

]]> 07f8c8d488cadd3cfa02e1a53949cdc5 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/ink-bleeding-slightly-how-to-ensure-a-crisp-print/#post-2149 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:11:27 -0400 could be over inking…..that happens some times….less ink, more make ready.

]]> 9dfc4e89b83efbb07880f95e5733e3dc https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/pinmarks/#post-2880 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:29:24 -0400 hey melanie,do you have either one of these books? American Wood Type–Rob Kelly or The Art of Wood Type–Greg Ruffa. both are interesting and full of info.

]]> 58cb7d61a33e4274f0a59ee6b1bd3139 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/lettra-schmettra/#post-2713 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:58:36 -0400 i have never used Lettra…..does it have a grain direction like other papers? if so, folding it against the grain can cause cracking, scoring or not.

]]> 5b767dc5d4aa88a0b610a43c2c759c92 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/should-i-take-the-photopolymer-lunge/#post-2857 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:08:36 -0400 NOOOOOO!!!!! Your work is perfect the way it is…….keep it old school, just buy more type! ( skyline type foundry) we made a pledge to NEVER use photopolymer, for us that takes the fun out of letterpress. One of the attractions of it was to get AWAY from the computer. Nothing wrong or right about it, there is absolutely beautiful letterpress…[Read more]

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