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Scotland's Printing Heritage
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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
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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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
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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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
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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
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
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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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
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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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
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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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
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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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/
October 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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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
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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...
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
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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
October 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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
October 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This time with the image!
October 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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
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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
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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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
October 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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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
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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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
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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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...
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Thanks to everyone who came on today's #Edinburgh in #Print walk for #Doorsopendays
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/
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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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
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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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/
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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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...
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM