Print Like the Past

Head to The Magic Attic, inside Sharpe's Pottery Museum to try your hand at traditional letterpress printing using a real vintage press.

Chris from The Smallprint Company will be with us both Saturday and Sunday to showcase this amazing printing method that has been around for over 500 years. Now, at the 2025 Derbyshire Makes Swadlincote festival, you can try it too!

Get inspired by Magic Attic's vintage poster exhibition, explore their local archive, and print your own Derbyshire Makes commemorative poster.

Come along and be part of printing history!

The Smallprint Company is a traditional letterpress and design studio in Derbyshire and is committed to maintaining the heritage craft of letterpress for future generations. The heritage print shop specialises in Wedding Stationery and teaching the craft of letterpress through their unique workshops.

Letterpress printing is a traditional relief printing technique where an inked, raised surface (like individual letters or images) is pressed onto paper to create an impression.