Scotland's Printing Heritage
@printscot.bsky.social
Promotes interest in the history of the printing industry, working with institutions across Scotland to ensure that printing archives and artefacts are not lost www.scottishprintarchive.org/
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✨Affordable Printmaking Workshops for All Ages
29 & 30 November
https://f.mtr.cool/kfdlulukpk
These 45 minute sessions are a brilliant introduction into the world of printmaking for only a fiver!
#printmaking
29 & 30 November
https://f.mtr.cool/kfdlulukpk
These 45 minute sessions are a brilliant introduction into the world of printmaking for only a fiver!
#printmaking
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
✨Affordable Printmaking Workshops for All Ages
29 & 30 November
https://f.mtr.cool/kfdlulukpk
These 45 minute sessions are a brilliant introduction into the world of printmaking for only a fiver!
#printmaking
29 & 30 November
https://f.mtr.cool/kfdlulukpk
These 45 minute sessions are a brilliant introduction into the world of printmaking for only a fiver!
#printmaking
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✨Stone Lithography Weekend Course: One Space Available!
15 & 16 November
https://f.mtr.cool/zonvtohzjz
This 2-day weekend course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography.
#stonelithography #lithography
15 & 16 November
https://f.mtr.cool/zonvtohzjz
This 2-day weekend course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography.
#stonelithography #lithography
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
✨Stone Lithography Weekend Course: One Space Available!
15 & 16 November
https://f.mtr.cool/zonvtohzjz
This 2-day weekend course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography.
#stonelithography #lithography
15 & 16 November
https://f.mtr.cool/zonvtohzjz
This 2-day weekend course gives a comprehensive introduction to Stone Lithography.
#stonelithography #lithography
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Take a look at the latest Metal Type newsletter for the latest Forum posts. metaltype.co.uk/s/gewdf
Did you know Metal Type now manages a couple of eBay pages especially for the letterpress enthusiast? More details here: metaltype.co.uk/s/2bp1w
#letterpress #linotype #printing
Did you know Metal Type now manages a couple of eBay pages especially for the letterpress enthusiast? More details here: metaltype.co.uk/s/2bp1w
#letterpress #linotype #printing
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Take a look at the latest Metal Type newsletter for the latest Forum posts. metaltype.co.uk/s/gewdf
Did you know Metal Type now manages a couple of eBay pages especially for the letterpress enthusiast? More details here: metaltype.co.uk/s/2bp1w
#letterpress #linotype #printing
Did you know Metal Type now manages a couple of eBay pages especially for the letterpress enthusiast? More details here: metaltype.co.uk/s/2bp1w
#letterpress #linotype #printing
Built as the #printing works for the #Glasgow Herald. In 2018/19 we had an exhibition there about the history of Glasgow's printing industry
The Mackintosh-designed Glasgow Herald building (1895) most recently known as The Glasgow Lighthouse will likely become a "net zero innovation hub".
Glasgow City Council will make repairs of £2m. Future public access arrangements remain unclear.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pg0g4yl9o
Glasgow City Council will make repairs of £2m. Future public access arrangements remain unclear.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pg0g4yl9o
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Join us for Drink & Print this Friday evening where we will be printing with potatoes!
https://f.mtr.cool/dlublhbkmz
#creativity #fridaynightfun #fridaynightcreativity #reliefprint #potatoprint
https://f.mtr.cool/dlublhbkmz
#creativity #fridaynightfun #fridaynightcreativity #reliefprint #potatoprint
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Join us for Drink & Print this Friday evening where we will be printing with potatoes!
https://f.mtr.cool/dlublhbkmz
#creativity #fridaynightfun #fridaynightcreativity #reliefprint #potatoprint
https://f.mtr.cool/dlublhbkmz
#creativity #fridaynightfun #fridaynightcreativity #reliefprint #potatoprint
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🎄 Save the date: On 29 & 30 November we will be hosting our annual Christmas Market and Open Days ❄️
With local craftspeople exhibiting over the weekend, you're guaranteed to find something for someone on your list - or for yourself!
https://f.mtr.cool/ctoshuzaex
With local craftspeople exhibiting over the weekend, you're guaranteed to find something for someone on your list - or for yourself!
https://f.mtr.cool/ctoshuzaex
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🎄 Save the date: On 29 & 30 November we will be hosting our annual Christmas Market and Open Days ❄️
With local craftspeople exhibiting over the weekend, you're guaranteed to find something for someone on your list - or for yourself!
https://f.mtr.cool/ctoshuzaex
With local craftspeople exhibiting over the weekend, you're guaranteed to find something for someone on your list - or for yourself!
https://f.mtr.cool/ctoshuzaex
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Don't miss the new Metal Type newsletter. There's all the latest Forum posts, eBay Selections, a highlight from the main site, and more.
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/z0zdw
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/z0zdw
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Don't miss the new Metal Type newsletter. There's all the latest Forum posts, eBay Selections, a highlight from the main site, and more.
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/z0zdw
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/z0zdw
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✨There is one space remaining on each session of this Saturday's Japanese Calligraphy and Hanko Stamp Making Workshop!
✨Saturday 1 November at 10:15m or 2:15pm
https://f.mtr.cool/noxlytwdcq
✨Saturday 1 November at 10:15m or 2:15pm
https://f.mtr.cool/noxlytwdcq
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
✨There is one space remaining on each session of this Saturday's Japanese Calligraphy and Hanko Stamp Making Workshop!
✨Saturday 1 November at 10:15m or 2:15pm
https://f.mtr.cool/noxlytwdcq
✨Saturday 1 November at 10:15m or 2:15pm
https://f.mtr.cool/noxlytwdcq
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There’s still time to sign up for our conference on the theme of Narratives and Memories of Industrial Work and Heritage
It’s on Friday 31 October @ The Engine Shed in Stirling stickssn.org/events/
It’s on Friday 31 October @ The Engine Shed in Stirling stickssn.org/events/
October 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There’s still time to sign up for our conference on the theme of Narratives and Memories of Industrial Work and Heritage
It’s on Friday 31 October @ The Engine Shed in Stirling stickssn.org/events/
It’s on Friday 31 October @ The Engine Shed in Stirling stickssn.org/events/
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⭐Etching Taster Workshop
Wed, 29 October, 6-8:30pm
https://f.mtr.cool/jxuuekiuyo
Explore line and tone drawing using etching needles – while reusing cartons for an eco-friendly and DIY twist.
#drypoint #etching #tetrapak
Wed, 29 October, 6-8:30pm
https://f.mtr.cool/jxuuekiuyo
Explore line and tone drawing using etching needles – while reusing cartons for an eco-friendly and DIY twist.
#drypoint #etching #tetrapak
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
⭐Etching Taster Workshop
Wed, 29 October, 6-8:30pm
https://f.mtr.cool/jxuuekiuyo
Explore line and tone drawing using etching needles – while reusing cartons for an eco-friendly and DIY twist.
#drypoint #etching #tetrapak
Wed, 29 October, 6-8:30pm
https://f.mtr.cool/jxuuekiuyo
Explore line and tone drawing using etching needles – while reusing cartons for an eco-friendly and DIY twist.
#drypoint #etching #tetrapak
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SCA invites members, stakeholders, and the wider sector to take part in our upcoming series of online consultations to explore the case for developing a National Archives and Records Strategy for Scotland.
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
National Archives and Records Strategy for Scotland Online Consultation
Scottish Council on Archives invites members, stakeholders, and the wider sector to join us for a series of online consultations.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SCA invites members, stakeholders, and the wider sector to take part in our upcoming series of online consultations to explore the case for developing a National Archives and Records Strategy for Scotland.
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
Find out more and book via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-a...
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✨There are only a few available spaces remaining for our upcoming Photo Plate Lithography Weekend Course on 1&2 November:
https://f.mtr.cool/dlbcozwgdc
#lithography #photolithography #photography #printmaking
https://f.mtr.cool/dlbcozwgdc
#lithography #photolithography #photography #printmaking
October 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
✨There are only a few available spaces remaining for our upcoming Photo Plate Lithography Weekend Course on 1&2 November:
https://f.mtr.cool/dlbcozwgdc
#lithography #photolithography #photography #printmaking
https://f.mtr.cool/dlbcozwgdc
#lithography #photolithography #photography #printmaking
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⭐ Screenprinting Taster Workshop
Wed, 22 October, 6-8:30pm
with Fiona Maher
https://f.mtr.cool/ozonsedzfh
Create a painterly mono print using a screen and screen printing inks using your own sketches.
#screenprinting #screenprint #learnprintmaking
Wed, 22 October, 6-8:30pm
with Fiona Maher
https://f.mtr.cool/ozonsedzfh
Create a painterly mono print using a screen and screen printing inks using your own sketches.
#screenprinting #screenprint #learnprintmaking
October 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
⭐ Screenprinting Taster Workshop
Wed, 22 October, 6-8:30pm
with Fiona Maher
https://f.mtr.cool/ozonsedzfh
Create a painterly mono print using a screen and screen printing inks using your own sketches.
#screenprinting #screenprint #learnprintmaking
Wed, 22 October, 6-8:30pm
with Fiona Maher
https://f.mtr.cool/ozonsedzfh
Create a painterly mono print using a screen and screen printing inks using your own sketches.
#screenprinting #screenprint #learnprintmaking
This time with the image!
October 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This time with the image!
Scotsman building - ghost sign still visible at street level opposite the entrance to Waverley on Market Street #Edinburgh #printing
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Scotsman building - ghost sign still visible at street level opposite the entrance to Waverley on Market Street #Edinburgh #printing
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⭐Opportunity: Paid internships and artist residencies for PhD researchers at Edinburgh Printmakers via SGSAH to study: Value of Printmaking and the Arts
Applicants must be a 2nd or 3rd year PhD student in the arts & humanities, registered at a Scottish HEI.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/gszfszgutz
Applicants must be a 2nd or 3rd year PhD student in the arts & humanities, registered at a Scottish HEI.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/gszfszgutz
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
⭐Opportunity: Paid internships and artist residencies for PhD researchers at Edinburgh Printmakers via SGSAH to study: Value of Printmaking and the Arts
Applicants must be a 2nd or 3rd year PhD student in the arts & humanities, registered at a Scottish HEI.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/gszfszgutz
Applicants must be a 2nd or 3rd year PhD student in the arts & humanities, registered at a Scottish HEI.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/gszfszgutz
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✨Screenprinting Weekend
25&26 October
There are a few spaces left on our upcoming Screenprinting Weekend Course: https://f.mtr.cool/gipnicvhgy
Photo: James Harrison
#screenprinting #screenprint #silkscreen
25&26 October
There are a few spaces left on our upcoming Screenprinting Weekend Course: https://f.mtr.cool/gipnicvhgy
Photo: James Harrison
#screenprinting #screenprint #silkscreen
October 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
✨Screenprinting Weekend
25&26 October
There are a few spaces left on our upcoming Screenprinting Weekend Course: https://f.mtr.cool/gipnicvhgy
Photo: James Harrison
#screenprinting #screenprint #silkscreen
25&26 October
There are a few spaces left on our upcoming Screenprinting Weekend Course: https://f.mtr.cool/gipnicvhgy
Photo: James Harrison
#screenprinting #screenprint #silkscreen
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✨Etching Weekend Course✨
22 & 23 November
https://f.mtr.cool/rlqhwieoor
The perfect introduction to etching, introducing innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making.
#etching #intaglio #printmaking
22 & 23 November
https://f.mtr.cool/rlqhwieoor
The perfect introduction to etching, introducing innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making.
#etching #intaglio #printmaking
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
✨Etching Weekend Course✨
22 & 23 November
https://f.mtr.cool/rlqhwieoor
The perfect introduction to etching, introducing innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making.
#etching #intaglio #printmaking
22 & 23 November
https://f.mtr.cool/rlqhwieoor
The perfect introduction to etching, introducing innovative techniques that encourage spontaneous and diverse methods of mark-making.
#etching #intaglio #printmaking
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The latest Metal Type newsletter is out. There's the latest postings on the Forum, selected eBay highlights, and more.
Take a look here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/h5ahd
#letterpress #linotype #printing
Take a look here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/h5ahd
#letterpress #linotype #printing
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The latest Metal Type newsletter is out. There's the latest postings on the Forum, selected eBay highlights, and more.
Take a look here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/h5ahd
#letterpress #linotype #printing
Take a look here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/h5ahd
#letterpress #linotype #printing
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In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing Frank Romano interviews Dave Seat, a master hot-metal machine mechanic who travels the country repairing Ludlow and Linotype machines.
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing Frank Romano interviews Dave Seat, a master hot-metal machine mechanic who travels the country repairing Ludlow and Linotype machines.
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
September 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Coinciding with Doors Open Days this Sunday, we have Family Print Club! 🙋♀️
Learn fun and exciting ways to create prints - this weekend we're making no-phone selfies, and creating self-portraits using ink and mirrors.
https://edinburghprintmakers.online.red61.co.uk/event/7894:25/
Learn fun and exciting ways to create prints - this weekend we're making no-phone selfies, and creating self-portraits using ink and mirrors.
https://edinburghprintmakers.online.red61.co.uk/event/7894:25/
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Coinciding with Doors Open Days this Sunday, we have Family Print Club! 🙋♀️
Learn fun and exciting ways to create prints - this weekend we're making no-phone selfies, and creating self-portraits using ink and mirrors.
https://edinburghprintmakers.online.red61.co.uk/event/7894:25/
Learn fun and exciting ways to create prints - this weekend we're making no-phone selfies, and creating self-portraits using ink and mirrors.
https://edinburghprintmakers.online.red61.co.uk/event/7894:25/
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Don't miss the latest Metal Type newsletter. You can see the latest Forum posts plus a bumper eBay listings section with some great type, rare Ludlow mats, and more.
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/5bp7q
#letterpress #typesetting #printing
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/5bp7q
#letterpress #typesetting #printing
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Don't miss the latest Metal Type newsletter. You can see the latest Forum posts plus a bumper eBay listings section with some great type, rare Ludlow mats, and more.
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/5bp7q
#letterpress #typesetting #printing
View it here:
metaltype.co.uk/s/5bp7q
#letterpress #typesetting #printing
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Ink, paper, and a little bit of film magic!
There’s something special about capturing the studio in motion with the rhythm of inking plates, the turn of the press, and the focus of printmaking at work.
join a free building tour this weekend to explore: https://edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/events/98/
There’s something special about capturing the studio in motion with the rhythm of inking plates, the turn of the press, and the focus of printmaking at work.
join a free building tour this weekend to explore: https://edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/events/98/
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Ink, paper, and a little bit of film magic!
There’s something special about capturing the studio in motion with the rhythm of inking plates, the turn of the press, and the focus of printmaking at work.
join a free building tour this weekend to explore: https://edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/events/98/
There’s something special about capturing the studio in motion with the rhythm of inking plates, the turn of the press, and the focus of printmaking at work.
join a free building tour this weekend to explore: https://edinburghprintmakers.co.uk/events/98/
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In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano tells the story of an early typesetting machine, a Thorne Unitype that dates back to the 1870s.
whattheythink.com/video/127698...
whattheythink.com/video/127698...
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano tells the story of an early typesetting machine, a Thorne Unitype that dates back to the 1870s.
whattheythink.com/video/127698...
whattheythink.com/video/127698...