Print Room

Maker Wednesday - Letterpress Takeover

For our final guest speaker in 2014 we’re keeping it local with Mr Alan Brignull of the Hedgehog Press in Wivenhoe.

Alan is a staunch hobby printer, strictly non-commercial, and unlike most letterpress fanatics who hunt for ever larger machines and wood type, he is a fan of the smaller end of the type scale. Creating his own range of stamps that are both intelligently designed and elegantly produced, we’re very lucky to have him so close by.

He’ll be giving us a look at the world of the hobby printer, through old journals, annuals, snatches of historical fact and perhaps even the odd apocryphal tale.

It’ll be a great inspiration for anyone with a small press of their own, as well as those who want to put our own (newly acquired) Adana 8×5 to good use.

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The Hack/Maker/Library Space hosts Maker Wednesdays every week. They are free and informal workshop sessions held at the St Botolph’s Waiting Room. They are open to everyone of all ages, backgrounds and skills.

Maker Wednesdays provide a flavour of what’s on offer at our Hack/Maker/Library/Space. A shared workshop environment, accessed via a pay what you can membership scheme. Free if pre-booked, otherwise £5 on the day.