Winterberry Wreath Holiday Letter Set

Some holiday messages need more room than a card. A small ring of green leaves and red winterberries sits at the top of each sheet, leaving the rest of the page open for your year-end letter, a long note to family, or a personal word to clients. Each sheet is letterpress printed on our antique Chandler & Price presses, which press the design into soft 100% cotton paper so you can see and feel the impression.

Letter sheets are single flat pages for handwritten or typed correspondence. They are lightweight and fold neatly into the matching envelopes, and they pair beautifully with our Winterberry Wreath holiday cards. Sets arrive wrapped in a letterpress printed band, ready to use or to give to the letter writer in your life. Moontree Letterpress is an independent print shop in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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MORE DETAILS:

-100% cotton text-weight paper, with sage or dark green envelope
- Green and red winterberry wreath at the top of each sheet
- Sold in sets of 18 or boxes of 50
- Letterpress printed on antique Chandler & Price platen presses
- Optional for boxes of 50: return address letterpress printed on the envelope flap (order by December 5)
- Ships in 2 to 3 business days when ordered without return address

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MORE ABOUT LETTERPRESS:

Letterpress is a traditional printing technique that has been used for centuries to create printed materials such as books, newspapers, posters, and cards. In letterpress printing, a raised surface, usually made of metal or polymer, with the text or image to be printed is inked and then pressed onto paper, leaving a deep impression.

The process of letterpress printing involves several steps. First, the text or image is set in reverse on the surface of a metal or polymer plate, with the raised areas being the parts that will come into contact with the paper. The plate is then inked with a roller or other device, and the excess ink is removed.

Next, a sheet of paper is placed on the press bed, and the inked plate is pressed onto the paper, transferring the ink and creating the printed image. Each color in a design requires a separate plate and run through the press.

The resulting print has a unique texture and visual appeal due to the impression left by the raised surface of the printing plate. Letterpress printing is often used for high-end stationery, business cards, wedding invitations, and other special occasion printing.

While letterpress printing has largely been replaced by digital printing in commercial printing, it continues to be appreciated and used by artisans and craftspeople for its distinctive look and the tactile quality of the printed materials it produces.