DIY craft culture is often considered a great creative democratizer since, well, you do it yourself… but not every crochet-crazed scrapbooker knows his or her way around a 3000-pound Heidelberg Windmill. In fact, most craft geeks have probably never heard the name of the giant machine that produces most of the textured, old-timey graphics that adorn the greeting cards and wedding invitations so beloved by the hipster set. I certainly hadn’t.

But with my letterpress card collection overwhelming my sock drawer, the time seemed right to learn the process behind these products. They agreed.

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