with knife and fork » gold http://withknifeandfork.com a blog mostly about food Mon, 25 May 2015 16:04:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Gold ink http://withknifeandfork.com/gold-ink http://withknifeandfork.com/gold-ink#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:00:29 +0000 http://www.letterpresslab.co.uk/?p=94 Continue reading Gold ink]]> In my various letterpress adventures I’ve been trying out some different inks and paper combinations.

I have a ‘standard’ forme I use for testing the papers and inks…which I’m sure you’ll see popping up as I experiment.

One of the inks I’ve really liked so far is this metallic mid gold

Inked rollers

Inking the forme

Ink on glass

Inked forme ready to print

Print operators view

Final result (printed twice on same card)

It’s particularly good on red paper

]]> http://withknifeandfork.com/gold-ink/feed 0 Tea cup, saucer, plate http://withknifeandfork.com/tea-cup-saucer-plate-2 http://withknifeandfork.com/tea-cup-saucer-plate-2#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 15:06:33 +0000 http://goodshoeday.posterous.com/tea-cup-saucer-plate I like having lots of different cups rather than lots of matching ones.

It means you can choose one that feels right for the drink or the day.

And some are mostly just there to look nice and only get used occasionally.

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Like this one. Lovely :)

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