Moontree Letterpress
Moontree Letterpress
Bucks County, Pennsylvania

A course in clean, single-stroke lettering.

Upright, even, all-caps writing, taught from the first warmup. Four modules move from strokes to the full alphabet, then writing at size, then real writing: the notecard, the envelope, and the letter. An ordinary pen and fifteen minutes at a time are enough.

Begin with Session 1.1 4 modules · 10 sessions · 12 practice sheets · The first two sessions are open to everyone
Letterpress notecards on cotton paper, personalized with a name, with matching envelope
The Four Modules
1
Foundations
Set up well, loosen the arm, and learn the four strokes every letter is made of.
2 Sessions
1.1Warming UpFreeStart
1.2The Four StrokesFreeStart
2
The Letters
The full alphabet in two families, straight and curved, plus numerals and the ampersand.
3 Sessions
2.1The Straight Letters · I L T E F H A V W X Y N M Z KStart
2.2The Curved Letters · O Q C G D B P R U J SStart
2.3Numerals & the AmpersandStart
3
The Two Sizes
A letter that holds its shape at one size can fall apart at another. Size is its own skill, so it gets its own module: first a confident medium hand for envelope names and headings, then the small, steady hand your notes will actually be written in.
2 Sessions
3.1The Medium Hand · Envelope Names & HeadingsStart
3.2The Small Hand · Where Your Notes LiveStart
4
Speed & Real Life
Spacing and composition, speed, then the payoff: the notecard, the envelope, and the letter.
3 Sessions
4.1Word Spacing & CompositionStart
4.2Speed DrillsStart
4.3Real Life: The Notecard, Envelope & LetterStart
Consistency over perfection · Date and keep your sheets · Enjoy the process