Private hand-typesetting & letterpress
Set metal type by hand for a tiny private printing session
Nesja Press
Nesja adapts its letterpress workshops for private groups. Its introductory format has participants compose a name or short line from metal type, select ink and work through platen-press printing with an instructor to create personalized notecards.
Current location note / listed area: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin · appointment studio
Inquiry only: the typesetting format is for up to three adults, ages 18+, over three to four hours. Confirm instruction, press-operation roles, design, materials, finished pieces and dates. The home-basement studio has stairs or a grassy approach with one step; confirm access. No unsupervised machinery use or wedding package is implied.
Public-source research · 2026-10-31 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://www.nesjapress.com/private-events
- https://www.nesjapress.com/workshops-we-offer/intro-to-typesetting-letterpress
- https://www.nesjapress.com/contact
- https://www.nesjapress.com/our-story
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Wisconsin · based
Owned Contact identifies its home-based letterpress studio in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin; Our Story names Christy and Paul Nesja as co-owners. Current workshop pages expressly invite private instruction.