Letterpress now : a DIY guide to new and old printing methods / by Jessica White.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Getting Started --A Brief Survey of Presses --Which Press Is Right for You? --Tools for Letterpress --Choosing Ink and Paper --Preparing the Press --Setting Metal Type --Press Troubleshooting and Adjustments --Cleaning Up --Everyday Maintenance --Projects And Techniques --Tabletop Platen Press Projects --Custom Book Covers --Ex Libris --Postcards --Recipe Cards --Business Cards --Valentine's Day Cards --Full-Size Platen Press Projects --Personalized Stationery --Masquerade Masks --Tree Ornaments --Thaumatrope --Invitations with RSVPs --Gift Tags --All-Occasion Cards --Cylinder Press Projects --T-shirt --Woodcut Poster --Artist Trading Cards --Event Poster from Type --Pressure-Printed Broadsides --Calendar with Collagraph --Chapbook --Featured Artists --Frank Brannon, SpeakEasy Press --Jim Sherraden, Hatch Show Print --Jessica Peterson, Paper Souvenir --Kseniya Thomas, Thomas-Printers. Contents note continued: Casey McGarr, Inky Lips Press --Kathryn Hunter, Blackbird Letterpress --Ellen Knudson, Crooked Letter Press.

Explains how to use various types of presses, and includes twenty projects ranging from cards and calendars to stationery and masks.