Hand made Invitations

Our invitations are 100% handmade by Adam, using his skills in paper making, letterpress operation, and wood block cutting. Its a very long and involved process. 

The first step was making the paper. Adam created pulp made of several different kinds of ingredients. After the fiber and plant matter had been cooked, rinsed, and run though a blender it was ready to use.
The pulp was than diffused in a large tray of water.A small amount of pulp was dyed lavender for our accent color. Using handmade frames and chicken wire Adam began collecting the pulp into even sheets which were placed on a flat wooden board. After some fussing the sheets were left to dry in the sun.




After the dry sheets were trimmed down they were ready to be printed. Adam assembled all the type in a frame and ran it through a letter press, which transferred the inked letters perfectly.

The embellishment was a wood cut- carved out of a block linoleum and than transferred by rubbing it onto the paper with the back of a wooden spoon.