https://ladiesofletterpress.com/members/sarahsmith/activity/ Activity feed for Sarah Smith. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:54:16 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a800b6bba8d42c98668caed12c7050c5 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/edge-painting/#post-2732 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:35:51 -0400 Gary and Dustin – You’re not off your rockers, but a lot of us (most?) are printing jobs with designs that bleed off the edges, so trimming the paper to size comes after printing. If your design doesn’t have bleed nor cropmarks, then sure you can paint the edges first, then print. 

]]> ef8e5fb1ac3e3e05b3865e329817670e https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/edge-painting/#post-2724 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:08:35 -0400 I agree – trying to match the color using different ink is almost impossible. It’s best to use the inks already used for the job. Good luck to you!! -Sarah

]]> f90490f92a7ba179b7bb9f697059894a https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/edge-painting/#post-2725 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:46:24 -0400 Hi Dee! Thank you!!I don’t use a matte medium first. I apply the ink with a palette knife very carefully, with the sheets nice and flush in the padding press. And then I wipe off any excess ink with a paper towel. As for the wax – it was nothing special. I actually just used a white candle and rubbed it against the edges. The letterpress ink does…[Read more]

]]> f47f66a23fa0452c01be17c67aa206f6 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/edge-painting/#post-2497 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:17:21 -0400 Hi Bev, Is there any reason why you don’t use letterpress ink instead of acrylics?What I’ve been doing is jogging my stack to the edge of a padding press, making sure it’s perfectly smooth, clamping down tight in the press, then applying a very small amount of ink with a palette knife, and then wiping off any excess, and then rubbing the surface…[Read more]

]]> e294393865dbf58bb02000b17eec96be https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/help-c-and-p-motor-issues-press-not-turning/#post-3641 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:01:10 -0500 maybe! do you have a space heater? try it!also – you might want to consider a treadle. when i bought my C&P, it didn’t have a treadle or a motor. but my friend rich polinski of frontroompress.com made me a very beautiful treadle. he’s a cabinetmaker. it came out so lovely. anyway, a treadle is good to have just in case your motor dies and you have…[Read more]

]]> 42627d3acb7953e72fe36424a108d603 https://ladiesofletterpress.com/topic/oil-for-press/#post-3643 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:54:01 -0500 Hi Katrina,I use 3-in-1 oil. Works great. And it’s strange, but it actually smells nice too.http://www.3inone.com/Happy Printing!Sarah Smith

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