Elizabeth Fraser - Letterpress: Playing with letters
1 day course
1 July 2026
10am – 4pm
£165 including all materials
Join letterpress printer Elizabeth Fraser in a creative workshop using letters as image. Learn a little about the history of letterpress printing and some of the printers who create playful prints working with the constraints of the process. Use your imagination and the contents of our typecases to have fun designing your own fantastical creatures. Create and print your own small posters, cards or postcards, taking home a bundle of letterpress printed goodies.
Course structure
• Explanation of Letterpress printing process
• Introduction of daredevil/freestyle typesetting with examples
• Planning and setting your fantastical creatures using type and ornaments
• Use our Albion and flat-bed proofing presses to print and overprint your designs
Explanation of Letterpress printing process
Pre course information
No pre-course preparation required. This course is limited to 4 people to ensure a high level of individual tuition and press access.
Experience level
Suitable for beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills.
Maximum 4 places
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For all courses except CPSC Certificate course
Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.
If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.
For CPSC Certificate course
Payment for Term 1 is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until this payment has been received. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due at the end of the previous term. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due before the first day of each term.
If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.
There is an option to book your place for £100 deposit. If you choose this option your place is secured. The balance of term 1 will be due 20 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 20 working days before the course start date, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee. If your place is not cancelled during this timescale, and the balance is not paid then the deposit is non refundable. All other Terms & Conditions remain the same.
Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.
