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Stationery: A Look at Letterpress

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I hope you enjoyed that fashion-inspired stationery story that's in our current Fall issue! I thought it might be interesting to show you some behind-the-scenes shots of one of the suites actually being printed. The folks at Delphine Press, who worked on the couture stitching suite, snapped shots as they were mixing inks and letterpressing their contribution. Take a peek below!

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Here the letterpress plate is being made.

1 Here the letterpress plate is being made.

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Here's a close-up of the invitation plate.

3 Here's a close-up of the invitation plate.

When mixing colors, it's important to do several tests.

4 When mixing colors, it's important to do several tests.

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Here the ink is being rolled through -- I love all of the pinks in this shot!

6 Here the ink is being rolled through -- I love all of the pinks in this shot!

Here they're aligning in order to trim everything.

7 Here they're aligning in order to trim everything.

Here's a shot of the studio.

8 Here's a shot of the studio.

The finished sheet, ready for trimming.

9 The finished sheet, ready for trimming.

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