https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/pantherapress/activity/ Activity feed for Danielle Feliciano. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:54:16 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c2f9b857cdf12b85306c230dce3ca253 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/flat-offset-letterpress-printing/#post-3944 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:43:09 -0400 By ruin your printer, I mean that the fibers will begin clogging the ink head and start spurting out black ink dots on your prints halfway through the run. Lettra is too cottony and it is uncoated meaning the digital prints will be dull and soft. 

]]> 8eb321aa3132d499fe15e6c6d3169e51 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/flat-offset-letterpress-printing/#post-3946 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:23:59 -0400 Go the simplest route you can.Also I should note, Lettra is HORRIBLE for watercoloring in, it will bleed, warp, stretch, and then dry super dull and ugly. If you insist on hand applying the watercolor you need to buy a watercolor paper (they all lettrepress well) which will cost you double per card what Lettra does at least. I was an illustrator…[Read more]

]]> 5f0c9d4b94cd7b757fbbff42917ace2f https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/flat-offset-letterpress-printing/#post-3945 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:19:37 -0400 I did this exact thing once. Here is the thing – you will ruin your printer if you put regular lettra in in for a long run and digital printers do NOT print evenly as the grippers which pull in the paper to the printer shift, on the same part of the page, so you wouldn’t have hairline line up if you needed it. I really liked Hahnmule paper for…[Read more]

]]> 28078ac0e92c2b5bc7c67adb28c5b029 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/printer-for-hire/#post-3957 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:12:39 -0400 For a job like this I charge 40 an hour. A one color job of 100-200 would take maybe 2 – 3 including cleanup, so I would round up to 100 probably. I charge per print if I have to do all the incidentals like ordering paper, cutting paper, prepping files, getting plates made, setting up, ink mixing, printing, re-trimming to crop marks, and shipping.…[Read more]

]]> 1c3ee8a921c756178801628c2f5b9937 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/halftone-help/#post-3932 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:40:36 -0400 Yeah their website is down, they are in the process of re-doing it, you can call though or email. They do any type of photopolymer plate for 50 cents a square inch. Its a nice deal. 

]]> c735f048bee76d59c84e4f545f93f72f https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/halftone-help/#post-3929 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:38:40 -0400 Hey all,I updated the blog and did some new experiments with more success, you can read my findings there. Casey – Thank you, however I don’t have an issue making the screens, the plate makers do that for me and even if I wanted to I could use Vectoraster or just photoshop it into a bitmap. It is more in choosing the proper settings to get a nice…[Read more]

]]> 2fc53f59d05abe62f8a9ed35c45060cc https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/halftone-help/#post-3927 Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:27:52 -0400 No news yet, I still need to order plates to test, I want to try some different linescreen levels. I will update with a new photo filled blogpost and mention it here when I get the chance though!

]]> e38546f5f1f202cef69e813656db0331 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/halftone-help/#post-3924 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 01:25:53 -0400 Thanks for the input! I’m more curious than anything. I’m going to try some more experiments and I’ll get back with any questions should I discover anything new. 

]]> 59c78834ba473b10f2526daa2467c3d8 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/equipment-change/#post-3800 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:09:45 -0400 Absolutely, Barbara is right. We do consider the proof presses to be the be all and end of cylinders now a days because they are the more commonly acquired for small shops. I worked for two years in the Minneapolis College of Art and Design print shop we had a Vandercook 219 and I studied the year before on a SP15. I’ve never run any of the larger…[Read more]

]]> 169acbce729451273a00697371fb6d33 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/equipment-change/#post-3895 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:48:56 -0400 I’ve printed on both for years. They have advantages and disadvantages. Here is what I think:C&P:- Far more dangerous, you can lose a finger or badly damage your hand if you ‘chase’ a fallen print- Smaller print area, you can’t print all the way to the edges of the platen- Probably best to use deep relief plates which cost more and curl a lot over…[Read more]

]]> 6141e4a4d1748b52aa669970273582b6 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/uugh/#post-3776 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:29:51 -0400 A lot it feels like. Though to be honest, I lose more mid run than at the beginning. It may take me about 10 prints per color to get it all ready (sometimes less, as few as 2-3), but inevitably midway through the inking gets off (a light or dark spot forms and packing needs adjusting or more ink is needed) or I misfeed every once and while (not…[Read more]

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