https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/davidrmiller/activity/ Activity feed for David R. Miller. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:54:16 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b06109b1c41c330e139fa210e43db705 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/embossing-advice/#post-4356 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 16:45:07 -0400 Yes. The counter actually tends to slip into place, not out of it, as long as it hasn’t been forcibly shifted. On jobs with combo dies, where I’m foiling and embossing at the same time, the integrity of the counter is critical, and I’ve used floating makeready then. I also buy two counters for those jobs, because they’re cheap when the die is…[Read more]

]]> 0d3e377da90092b895944c50e3702c19 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/embossing-advice/#post-4352 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 16:19:39 -0400 I’m sure this is moot by now, but I’ve done lots of embossing, so I thought I’d chime in. I often use a floating makeready, but I like to use a small piece of tympan paper for the base, because it’s strong and stable. Tape down all four edges securely before you stick the counter-die to it, and then slit one edge so you can slide small pieces of…[Read more]

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