This event is in the past.It took place on May 31, 2026 at Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown.
Arts & CraftsArts & CraftsGet your hands inky with movable type and antique wood blocks on a Vandercook cylinder press. This guided session teaches you to assemble, ink, and print your own letterpress project the old-fashioned way.
hands-on workshop
adults only
traditional craft
vintage equipment
Tips
⏰arrive at noon for the equipment demo
🪵wood type in many fonts and sizes available
🖐️prepare to get your hands inky
Letterpress Open Lab
Old Fourth Ward
Arts & CraftsArts & CraftsGet your hands inky with movable type and antique wood blocks on a Vandercook cylinder press. This guided session teaches you to assemble, ink, and print your own letterpress project the old-fashioned way.
hands-on workshop
adults only
traditional craft
vintage equipment
Tips
⏰arrive at noon for the equipment demo
🪵wood type in many fonts and sizes available
🖐️prepare to get your hands inky
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