The Edinburgh Printmakers Family Print Club session on 25 June is on letterpress printing and simple bookmaking. For more details and how to book, see the Edinburgh Printmakers website.
Smail’s open for 2023
March 25, 2023 by
Robert Smail’s Printing Works in Innerleithen is open for the 2023 season from 1 April. For full details of opening hours and charges, see the National Trust for Scotland’s website.
Talk on the origins of the Adana press
January 14, 2023 by
Adana was founded in 1922 and still trading today as part of the Caslon group of companies. Bob Richardson will give a talk (in person at St Bride Foundation & online) entitled Print Pound Notes! Celebrating 100 years of Adana on 31 January 2023. For more details and how to book see the St Bride […]
Assistant printer wanted at Robert Smail’s
July 18, 2022 by
The National Trust for Scotland are advertising for an Assistant Printer to work at Robert Smail’s Printing Works in Innerleithen. For details of the job and how to apply see the jobs section of the National Trust for Scotland’s website. Closing date is 12 August 2022.
Robert Smail’s opening for 2022
March 28, 2022 by
Robert Smail’s Printing Works reopens on Friday 1 April for the 2022 season. Spaces are limited and access to the printing works is by pre-booked time slots only. For more details and how to book, see Smail’s page on the National Trust for Scotland’s website.
Letterpress workshops at Robert Smail’s
February 15, 2022 by
Spend the day with expert staff at Robert Smail’s Printing Works for a one-day workshop in Scotland’s oldest continually operational letterpress printers. Create letterpress artwork, poster, postcard, or greetings card up to A3 size. For all levels of ability from the age of 14 up. For more details, and how to book see event website.
February course at St Brides
February 10, 2022 by
St Bride’s Foundation are running a one day courses on using an Adana platen press, including hand typesetting and printing, as well as practical points regarding maintenance of the press, workshop management and what to look out for when purchasing equipment. It is running on 23 February. More details of the course and how to […]
Printing workshop at Glasgow Press
February 2, 2022 by
Join Glasgow Press on 10 February for a letterpress workshop, where you can create a poster using their antique Columbian and Vandercook printing presses. For more details and how to book visit the What’s on Glasgow site.
Adana printing courses at St Brides
January 3, 2022 by
St Bride’s Foundation are running their one day courses on using an Adana platen press, including hand typesetting and printing, as well as practical points regarding maintenance of the press, workshop management and what to look out for when purchasing equipment. They are running on 12 & 26 January, and 23 February. More details of […]
Quarto Press open to visitors
September 12, 2021 by
The Quarto Press at Coupar Angus is open to visitors for the Perth & Kinross 2021 Doors Open Day weekend, 18 and 19 September. For details of the workshop and how to get there see the Doors Open Day website.
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