I love letterpress printing. Everything from wedding invitations to holiday cards, baby shower announcements to Bar Mitzvahs, letterpress add an extra special texture and emotion that everyone can see and feel.
Part of the amazing qualities of printing with letterpress is the paper. Cranes Lettra 110# tree-free (100% cotton) paper feels amazing. It has a life and character of its own. The instant you touch a letterpress printed invitation you know that you are holding something special. The thick paper harkens back to an age of parchment and old documents that hold an extra special value in today’s world.
A lot of brides -to-be hold the misconception that this terrific paper can only be used for letterpress printing. But this is just not the case. Traditional offset presses can be used to print on Cranes Lettra paper, offering the same quality paper as letterpress printing. It is a great way to make sure all of your invitation set pieces feel the same even if you mix and match offset or letterpress printing.
So if you want to use letterpress to print your invitation but your RSVP or Map is printed on an offset press, know that you can still use the same quality of 110# Cranes Lettra cotton paper for those parts of the invitation set.
Written by Nick
Invitations by Ajalon
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2 Comments
Hi, Love your work! I have been looking for a digital press capable of printing Crane Lettra for a while now with no luck. Is there a press that you would recommend?
Thank you,
Cindy
LOL Letterpress
Thanks Cindy~! We haven’t found a successful way to print digitally on Crane Lettra, yet. A lot of printers ask the same question, and we are equally as stumped! It was great to hear from you, and if you figure it out first, let us know!