Ladies of Letterpress | Kseniya Thomas | Activity https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/kseniya/activity/ Activity feed for Kseniya Thomas. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:54:16 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6b59b507792d67c6ea3cb6021aebb2e1 Kseniya Thomas started the topic New LOLP Facebook group! in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/new-lolp-facebook-group/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:59:57 -0500 By popular request, we’ve started a question and discussion forum on Facebook! It’s private, but public, so if you’d like to join, head over here! Happy New Year everyone!

]]> 64e4a1b3b8c8b4b409e9513c606fce8c Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Free to good home - 10 x 15 Heidelberg Windmill Red Knob in the forum Classifieds https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/free-to-good-home-10-x-15-heidelberg-windmill-red-knob/#post-8985 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:59:52 -0400 Hi Cynthia,

Where are you located?

]]> 3218ce4010cdc2e137d7e90df9aa9199 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Taking off the rollers on C & P Pilot in the forum Press Troubleshooting, Tips, and Help https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/taking-off-the-rollers-on-c-p-pilot/#post-8186 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:49:00 -0400 Hey Malinee! It’s easiest to stand on the right side (if you’re facing the press), and start from the bottom roller on up. You can pull the saddle out with one hand and wiggle the roller free of the hook.

]]> 53a636680eeee4928de40ebbc854eede Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic 2019 Conference: Registration now open! in the forum Conference https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/2019-conference-registration-now-open/#post-8185 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:47:34 -0400 Hey Nancy–that’s great! There should be a link in the email you received to confirm your registration; if not, if you go back to the registration page, there will be a link to view or change your registration. If you don’t see that link, let me know!

]]> 76dfe95ec39a8f66623ecf3cde7fa6ea Kseniya Thomas started the topic 2019 Conference: Registration now open! in the forum Conference https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/2019-conference-registration-now-open/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:50:56 -0400 And O Boy, do we have a great lineup of workshops for you this year! Everything from making your own press parts, making your own ink (out of WEEDS!), books, and bonefolders, to forging your own digital fonts and developing your own marketing materials. We almost didn’t have enough room for all the people we wanted to include!

Register here!

]]> f74fe67367ec89ee5a1452112bc191ba Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Getting Started with Letterpress Printing: NEW class on Skillshare in the forum Press Troubleshooting, Tips, and Help https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/getting-started-with-letterpress-printing-new-class-on-skillshare/#post-7911 Thu, 16 May 2019 01:13:34 -0400 So cool! Thank you for the mention and for letting us know! You might also mention the in-person skill-share that is the conference, October 3-6, in StL!

]]> db3aee77c7e8ca26c0aa0e70dd3d23eb Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Duplexing small quantities in the forum Supplies and Sources https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/duplexing-small-quantities/#post-7642 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 02:09:28 -0500 We sometimes just use a paint roller and a light adhesive for small quantites!

]]> 73689e803080fab640bc42b770b9ae84 Kseniya Thomas started the topic LOLP Conference registration is now open! in the forum Conference https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/lolp-conference-registration-is-now-open/ Fri, 11 May 2018 15:15:16 -0400 We’re so happy to be partnering for the second time with The Firecracker Press and Central Print in St. Louis for another LOLPCon+StL Print week! This year’s extravaganza will take place October 4-7, and includes a wealth of workshops, panel discussions, great food, good friends, and hang-out time. If you haven’t been to St. Louis, this is a great…[Read more]

]]> 1d1877e062aca528bac8680e4078d3e4 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Impression Issues in the forum Press Troubleshooting, Tips, and Help https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/impression-issues/#post-7195 Tue, 08 May 2018 01:51:51 -0400 Or . . . you could try rotating the rollers. Sometimes that solves mystery problems for me when I’ve tried everything else.

]]> 65dcd992d5ebe13a7c6b112fb2e634be Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Impression Issues in the forum Press Troubleshooting, Tips, and Help https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/impression-issues/#post-7189 Tue, 08 May 2018 00:17:47 -0400 Hi Gary! Have you tried raising the rollers a bit higher near the top of the form with some tape? Or . . . roller bearers? Maybe solid bars outside the trim area on the plate would help?

]]> 749e1b445f026286a36b484415f55da3 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Welcome to the new LadiesofLetterpress.com! in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/forums/topic/welcome-to-the-new-ladiesofletterpress-com/#post-7084 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:53:27 -0500 You’re very kind! It takes a village! 🙂

]]> 54c12d2903b1eac9a59d19018fed0eb9 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Welcome to the new LadiesofLetterpress.com! in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/welcome-to-the-new-ladiesofletterpress-com/#post-6945 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:40:43 -0400 Thanks Melanie! 😀 I had very little to do with it aside from approving already good ideas!

]]> 92348afd61842be417648fa3a49e9a9d Kseniya Thomas started the topic Welcome to the new LadiesofLetterpress.com! in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/welcome-to-the-new-ladiesofletterpress-com/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:10:51 -0400 Is it not lovely? I owe many thanks to several people for their generosity and critical thinking in bringing Ladies of Letterpress’ Internet presence firmly into the present day. We hope you like the site and find it useful. If you were previously registered, you still are; you’ll just need to change your password when you log in (above, right).…[Read more]

]]> f7756b564a40991831a63b464c6222b0 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic How do you calculate your paper overage? in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/how-do-you-calculate-your-paper-overage/#post-6893 Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:08:11 -0400 I generally rely on experience on judging how much overage we need. The more complicated the job, or the tighter the registration, obviously the more waste there’ll be. Of course that goes without saying, but I’m lucky in that it’s not a big deal (usually, unless I’ve finished two runs and discover the press has been pulling doubles the whole…[Read more]

]]> aa084a99d60fdf4a56b0d9d4d1d9f1f8 Kseniya Thomas changed their profile picture https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/4639/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:53:03 -0400 0 3d96bdee76e2507e74b9d30e16d11c2c Kseniya Thomas changed their profile picture https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/4638/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:52:25 -0400 0 b55936ae5a6c7482922c064cc400fc29 Kseniya Thomas changed their profile picture https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/4637/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:17:58 -0400 0 6e2e2458c76692f4057d2876a597cb1e Kseniya Thomas started the topic Two weeks left till the most innovative letterpress conference! in the forum Conference https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/two-weeks-left-till-the-most-innovative-letterpress-conference/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:34:23 -0400

It’s almost time for StL PrintWeek+LOLP Conference! September 28-October 1Two weeks left till the nation’s most innovative, action-packed letterpress conference: Print Week + Ladies of Letterpress! *** Your registration allows you to take six workshops! *** Plus Panels, Pressing On: The Letterpress Film, Printers’ Market, Tours, and…[Read more]

]]> 06d491e6493698eaeb127b51bb41d66c Kseniya Thomas changed their profile picture https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/4635/ Thu, 18 May 2017 17:23:04 -0400 0 97bfc1d2ed9c3f2d6df366f4a84dfb84 Kseniya Thomas changed their profile picture https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/4634/ Thu, 18 May 2017 17:22:18 -0400 0 ce38d77efdcbf83a5127987887054b3a Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic 50% off fair trade letterpress paper in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/50-off-fair-trade-letterpress-paper/#post-2112 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:53:35 -0500 Thank you Annika! This is great.

]]> 970d7b5f1fa4974fd639b88a905a1354 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Freedom of the Press Starts with US in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/freedom-of-the-press-starts-with-us/#post-4398 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:49:16 -0500 Excellent Susan!

]]> dc126ac17b1dfa2026a1a6087756038b Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Advice on finding a Golding Pearl #11 or similar? in the forum Classifieds https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/advice-on-finding-a-golding-pearl-11-or-similar/#post-4372 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:09:49 -0400 I might have a lead for you; if you email me I’ll send you the info!

]]> 4f76ce4f36c8f4fd313dadaeada167e2 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Introducing the Teachers of Type on the Cob 3! in the forum Conference https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/introducing-the-teachers-of-type-on-the-cob-3/#post-4368 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:25:10 -0400 No worries! If you hover over the pdf, a menu at the bottom will appear with a symbol to download the .pdf that looks like a sheet with an arrow. If you download the .pdf and open it on your PC, you’ll be able to zoom to your heart’s content. I’ll add a note to that effect on the page!

]]> 7ef525389b8f5b48309561a3d4562326 Kseniya Thomas posted an update: @evadivjak-gaylor Welcome Eva! Sorry I missed you at NSS! https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/3/ Fri, 20 May 2016 18:48:22 -0400 @evadivjak-gaylor Welcome Eva! Sorry I missed you at NSS!

]]> 0 372106346f2b4f2ace8b2b479798efd3 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic National Stationery Show 2016: places still avalable! in the forum Show Time https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/national-stationery-show-2016-places-still-avalable/#post-4235 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:11:57 -0400 Thanks for asking–I will post the details now!

]]> bf3499d84e2647b3b0e0d4291917e92e Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic The Package Has Arrived in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/the-package-has-arrived/#post-4339 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:46:49 -0500 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!

]]> 1caa6124c07ce8a9bb0d8d63ba9e1fd5 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic It's time for another letterpress swap!! in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/it-s-time-for-another-letterpress-swap/#post-4273 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:58:59 -0400 I’m in too! I’d love to do a little broadside.

]]> c94ae55950f2e985f868618d7413b6a0 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Recent LoLP round table in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/recent-lolp-round-table/#post-4233 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:25:15 -0400 We didn’t record it, unfortunately!

]]> a5405aa2a7e71928eec65036fa49f765 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Stepping Down in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/stepping-down/#post-4224 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:24:09 -0400 Thanks for all you’ve done for Ladies of Letterpress–none of this would have been possible without you!

]]> 1457f27334c043083c38d2dd1673547d Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Blobby printing on small text in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/blobby-printing-on-small-text/#post-4215 Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:02:29 -0400 To me it looks like it could be too much ink, too little pressure or packing, and naturally bumpy stock. Maybe try taking about a third of the ink off the disk, adding a sheet of soft packing, and see if that helps?

]]> a04213d930b8cd9c7d50530fec14b4f0 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Pressing On: The Letterpress Film + LOLP Member Challenge in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/pressing-on-the-letterpress-film-lolp-member-challenge/#post-4171 Tue, 19 May 2015 20:50:24 -0400 yahoo!

]]> c89c7f4400ce5afd9117581c0918be3e Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Bronzing? in the forum Press Troubleshooting, Tips, and Help https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/bronzing/#post-4185 Tue, 12 May 2015 18:09:56 -0400 That’s funny–I was just thinking about this. Bill Allan and Maryann Humphrey do this in their shop in WI. Let me know if you want their contact info.

]]> be8e744781d5185d67fd207daa038b31 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Workshops in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/workshops/#post-4152 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:02:52 -0400 A belated note to say that I’ll be teaching some workshops the end of this summer in my shop in Carlisle, PA–email me if you’d like to be on the info list!

]]> e3f5f1941591b73a6e594b6fcef06e24 Kseniya Thomas posted an update: @emilystriffler Welcome! Love your logo! https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/8/ Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:42:14 -0500 @emilystriffler Welcome! Love your logo!

]]> 0 e36219d3d73c00794bc0cb36a8ae64fc Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Be kind to your fellow printers in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/be-kind-to-your-fellow-printers/#post-4059 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 01:17:21 -0500 Such an unhappy experience! You’re right that letterpress is about community and sharing what we know–the bonus is that there is plenty of work for everyone. Your love of the craft and care for your customers will speak volumes.

]]> 4a52658e88b8e6c7d6ce1b94c5a4f50d Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Printing for designers in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/printing-for-designers/#post-3782 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:55:51 -0400 I wrote an article about pricing a while back over on Letterpress Commons:http://letterpresscommons.com/pricing/

]]> 7f7b2e7fd9312ce1d15a649cab385220 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic any one want to do a swap? in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/any-one-want-to-do-a-swap/#post-3740 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:43:21 -0500 I want to add that we’ve had good luck getting swaps into major library collections in the past, thanks to Vamp & Tramp; our Hello From postcard exchange is in the collections of the Harvard, Baylor, Vanderbilt, Emory, UCLA, and Yale, among others. So keep us posted if you do one, and be sure to make some extras! The proceeds go directly to the…[Read more]

]]> ef7c489a37d60c3a474d1b44c4b21fff Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Do you handle digital printing for clients, if asked? in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/do-you-handle-digital-printing-for-clients-if-asked/#post-3758 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:58:09 -0500 Hi Cara,I’m interested what others do as well . . . I will sell digital printing as long as the project also includes a letterpress component. I mark up the digital printer’s prices to cover the time I spend ordering, picking up, color checking, etc. Offering digital printing has sometimes allowed me to get a job I wouldn’t have otherwise landed…[Read more]

]]> ec0c6cf7d19307f5fe174f6c25d4e8c6 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Foil edging / gilt edging in the forum Job Advice https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/foil-edging-gilt-edging/#post-3362 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:49:12 -0500 I’m curious too! What happened?

]]> 31db2b15184ff61b2a7521bb519a0563 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Dumb Question about Lettra in the forum Business Matters https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/dumb-question-about-lettra/#post-3703 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 19:34:17 -0500 Not dumb! I dampen Lettra sometimes to help with ink saturation–a damp sheet will require less ink and the solids will be more so. All I do is get a giant bag, spray inside it with water, and then spray every second or third sheet with water on both sides as I stack them in the bag. Then I seal up the bag, and put something heavy on top of the…[Read more]

]]> d13653f4698fac271caeb121b080b10c Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Reliable (Pre-Cut) Paper Supplier??? in the forum Supplies and Sources https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/reliable-pre-cut-paper-supplier/#post-3688 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:53:48 -0400 Legion and Limited Papers both offer pre-cut sheets, and I think Keldon and Announcement Converters may trim too.

]]> 85b2de0b3891997c91b144ee90959203 Kseniya Thomas posted an update: @davidlkent Laddies was coined by Jake Massey of Pistachio […] https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/18/ Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:48:43 -0400 @davidlkent Laddies was coined by Jake Massey of Pistachio Press about 4 years ago . . .

]]> 0 baca51bd580fb4c33e3447fa659588fd Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic A short "Hello", if I may in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/a-short-hello-if-i-may/#post-3584 Sat, 11 May 2013 21:52:32 -0400 Thank you so much for joining! Sounds like you have the making of an excellent letterpress shop. 🙂

]]> 6c96f424b48c7f6634d17dece0fc8d09 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Printing on Stardream HELP in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/printing-on-stardream-help/#post-3543 Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:28:55 -0400 It looks like too much ink is the problem; I use very little (we use rubber base also), with very soft packing so the plate really sinks in. The back of the sheet bruises because of the soft packing, but this is the best way I’ve found to avoid smears.

]]> 3ffd159cff393202bbadd8e6bff8463d Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic card edge painting in the forum Press Troubleshooting, Tips, and Help https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/card-edge-painting/#post-3532 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:16:12 -0400 My advice is to hire a pro! I’ve used Hodgins Engraving as well as On the Edge Gilding Services.

]]> 74d4c81ba9f9158515e5d31e2b042920 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Did I just crash the party? in the forum News and Announcements https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/did-i-just-crash-the-party/#post-3527 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:14:04 -0400 No taboos to break Bryan–we have about 70 menfolk who are members! So big welcomes.

]]> 95b6b4a818a0849ff122c414c437ad7e Kseniya Thomas posted an update: @fritzswanson Excellent cultural commentary too, I might add. […] https://ladiesofletterpress.com/activity/p/32/ Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:04:46 -0500 @fritzswanson Excellent cultural commentary too, I might add. Hi Fritz!

]]> 0 29654558792fdab9aa6d75a4eeaf8888 Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Die Cutting in the forum Job Advice https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/die-cutting/#post-3467 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:47:48 -0500 Check out this blog post I wrote a while ago–handy step-by-step!https://ladiesofletterpress.com/profiles/blogs/die-cutting-on-a-platen-press

]]> 63db23b4cf1d82981c9380d1cec5a8dd Kseniya Thomas replied to the topic Catalog Envelope Help! in the forum Supplies and Sources https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/catalog-envelope-help/#post-3442 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:13:09 -0400 Depending on how much time you have, my converter turns around small quantities really fast. Email John at jsmaglik@yahoo.com.

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