Why does it cost more to print extra colours?
Unlike large modern printing presses, our letterpresses allow us to print one colour at a time. The paper must be allowed to dry before printing the next colour and much time is spent carefully lining everything up for accurate colour registration. If we print 300 one-colour invitations, RSVP cards, and reception cards, we will hand-crank our press a total of 900 times. Printing a second colour would bring the total number of times we hand-crank the press up to 1800. Multicoloured work is possible but quite time-consuming and is priced accordingly.
