So Speedy!
So I went in to print on my 8x12 last week, and I decided that with 300 prints at 3 passes each I absolutely HAD to get brave enough to use the motor. Pushing the wheel with every print for all 300 of the Empty Boxes teaser cards (and sometimes an extra push in between for more ink) nearly killed me - but really wouldn't have been possible to use the motor with. I had to firmly slide the inside fluting of the cardboard onto several gauge pins to keep them in place - something that took more time than a quick switching out would have allowed. So anyway, here are a few things I learned:1. Ye who spends go

Back At It
You know you're you're done with your website if...a) you can spend all day printing and b) you can write 2 blog posts in 2 days. Woohoo! So, I think I realized that the last time I actually ran a big print job really was several months ago. I was trying to improve upon some business cards I had printed on the Pilot, but the big C&P was giving me quite a bit of inking agida. Many of you, loyal readers, wrote in with suggestions for how I could fix the mysterious inking issues. Even though before I had time to adequately respond to you I was sucked into the time vortex that was my website, I truly appreciated all your ideas. The truth is, I was so frustrated almost to the point of tears

Could It Be True?
Is the new Tweedle Press website finally, FINALLY live?? Man, this one has been quite a long time coming. A bit overdue, in fact. It seems that it has slurped up all of my time recently, so much so that I barely even remember that I'm a letterpress printer (or a blogger...). BUT now that the site's up, showcasing all my current lovely products, I can get back to printing (and blogging!). Even though it seems like this new website took me forever, I am really, REALLY happy with it. For the most part, I'm the type of person that doesn't like to rush things that involve

My Impression
So I wasn't entirely happy with how my Braden Sutphin ink was performing on paper. It just seemed a little...squishy. I read a lot of opinions on Briar Press, e-mailed some fellow printers, and tried to dig a little deeper into the whole "eco" ink debate. I'd like for my shop to be as eco-friendly as possible, as healthy for me as possible, AND have my prints look as rad as possible. I feel like

More Holiday Cards
Ready for more? I also developed these with holiday photos in mind, and took quite a bit of pattern inspiration from some pictures I took in Paris. These will be using the same paper and ink as the Alice In Winter Wonderland series, and can also be personalized with a few lines of text on the inside if desired. Each of these designs comes in 3 color combinations.Filigree (Goldstar/Midnight,