Vintage Floral - c18th style floral print in black

Suitable for bookbinding, box making, picture framing, furniture decoration and the general paper crafts.

Print: Squashed paste print

Paste Printing is a very old technique whereby a pigmented paste (usually made from wheat flour) is painted onto the sheet of paper, that sheet laid onto a printing plate.

Pressure is applied by hand or via a printing press, the ink is squeezed away from the pattern leaving a two tone print. It creates a softer image, not a "hi res" print as you would expect from a traditional process such as letterpress. 

Size: 18¼ x 11¼ inches, 460 x 290 mm

Block: Polymer

Paper: VPCo Handmade Paper; 120gsm, 60% cotton 40% linen, acid-free, no grain direction.

Ink: Studio-made pigmented paste

Press: Early 1900s Gem Proof Press.

Published: July 2022

Qty Available At Publication: 14

Made By: William McCracken

PRINTED BY HAND IN SCOTLAND