This event is in the past.It took place on June 7, 2026 at Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown.
Arts & Crafts
Arts & CraftsRoll up your sleeves and experience the satisfying clack of antique wood type. This hands-on letterpress session lets you set movable type, hand-ink a Vandercook cylinder press, and pull prints of your own design.
creative workshop
tactile hands-on
vintage equipment
analog printing
Tips
⏰arrive at 1pm for the equipment demo
🖐️hand-ink and print on a Vandercook press
🔤experiment with antique and vintage wood type
Letterpress Open Lab
Old Fourth Ward
Arts & CraftsArts & CraftsRoll up your sleeves and experience the satisfying clack of antique wood type. This hands-on letterpress session lets you set movable type, hand-ink a Vandercook cylinder press, and pull prints of your own design.
creative workshop
tactile hands-on
vintage equipment
analog printing
Tips
⏰arrive at 1pm for the equipment demo
🖐️hand-ink and print on a Vandercook press
🔤experiment with antique and vintage wood type
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