This event is in the past.It took place on April 25, 2026 at Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown.
Arts & CraftsArts & CraftsGet your hands dirty with real history: set antique wood type by hand and crank out prints on a vintage Vandercook cylinder press. Perfect for makers who want to feel the satisfying clunk of metal meeting paper.
creative workshop
antique equipment
adults only
maker space
Tips
⏰arrive at 2pm for equipment demo (first-timers)
🪵mix of antique and newly cut wood type to play with
📜simple project in an hour, or dive deeper
Letterpress Open Lab
Old Fourth Ward
Arts & CraftsArts & CraftsGet your hands dirty with real history: set antique wood type by hand and crank out prints on a vintage Vandercook cylinder press. Perfect for makers who want to feel the satisfying clunk of metal meeting paper.
creative workshop
antique equipment
adults only
maker space
Tips
⏰arrive at 2pm for equipment demo (first-timers)
🪵mix of antique and newly cut wood type to play with
📜simple project in an hour, or dive deeper
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