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Letterpress Demonstrations at WYPW

Sat 10 May, 11:00 am2:00 pm

About the event

Come and find out about setting wood and metal type, which would traditionally have been used for book printing, and have a go at printing yourself!  

 

Letterpress printing is where ink is applied to words or images on a raised surface to create print on a surface such as paper or fabric. 

 

This is a drop-in session, no booking required. 

 

It will take place in the West Yorkshire Print Workshop hub on the Piazza in Huddersfield, the sister site to the original WYPW in Mirfield, established in 1984. 

 

WYPW will also be hosting a talk by Lucy May Schofield on Friday 9 May: booking at: https://wypw.org/product/artist-talk-lucy-may-schofield-scrolls-the-continuous-page/

 

Date: Saturday 10 May 

Time: 11am-2pm 

Location: West Yorkshire Print Workshop, 42-44 Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2RS  

Free (no booking required) 

Age guidance: 12+ 

Access Guide: contact WYPW at [email protected] 

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