Letterpress Christmas Card Printing

Letterpress Christmas Card Printing

  • Tutor: Tom Boulton aka Type Tom
  • Date: Saturday 7 November 2026, 10.30am - 4pm
  • Price: £120.00 (Tickets include lunch and materials)
  • Location: Arch 3 Workshop at Atelier Beside the Sea, 165 Kings Road Arches, Brighton, BN1 1NB

Discover the craft of letterpress printing in this full-day workshop with Type Tom. You’ll learn the essentials of setting up printing presses, handling wood type, exploring different inking techniques and understanding the basics of design and composition.

Throughout the day, you’ll create your own unique Christmas cards, which you’ll be able to take home as finished prints.

Tom Boulton studied typographic design at the London College of Printing then became a self-taught letterpress printer.

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    Tutor: Emma O’Neill
    Date: Sun 23 August 2026, 10:30am - 12:30pm
    Price: £15.00 (Tickets cover one adult and one child)
    Ages: 6 - 12

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    Tutor: Emma O’Neill
    Date: Sun 23 August 2026, 10:30am - 12:30pm
    Price: £15.00 (Tickets cover one adult and one child)
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    Join us for our summer holiday workshops, where we’ll explore all things crafty and creative. Children will create prints, try weaving, mark making with inks and we will make our own brushes form various materials.

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