Guideline Custom Printing

Would you like to have something printed other than what you can choose in the shop? Then read this guide explaining the possibilities, limitations, costs and delivery time.

Important to know

I do not print logos. You can read an explanation regarding this on the frequently asked questions page. I am happy to refer you to my own fonts.
I only supply personalized products. This also means that no unpersonalized products are sent out for printing at a later date.
I cannot provide a preview of your text with a letterpress proof. I still print traditionally using individual letters. No computer is involved in this process. This means that every letter is picked by hand and placed in the letterpress. This is very labor-intensive and does not involve a computer. I have only been able to keep printing prices so competitive by not including a provision for a proof in the budget. You can view all my fonts on the Personalisation page & Examples of personalization page.
A + sign does not exist in my antique letter cabinet.
A | stripe does not exist in my antique letter cabinet, that is a modern computer character.

Regarding the printing of your text:

Due to letterpress technology, it is not possible to print a heart between letters. Therefore, a heart will always be printed centered below or above the text. You can see examples on the Examples of personalization page.
Regarding the length of your text: the width of my letterpress is not infinitely large. On average, the following letters fit in my letterpress:
24pt font size: 18 letters per line + 2 spaces
28pt font size: 14 letters per line + 2 spaces
It depends on the font size you choose, but you can use this as a guideline. I will always contact you if your text turns out not to fit in the letterpress after all.

Letterpress with Mistral 24pt

Whitespace (spaces) between words also takes up space. Keep that in mind.
Capitals (uppercase letters) are wider than lowercase letters, so the more capitals you use, the less space you have left in the letterpress for other letters.
Long sentences will always need to be broken up into multiple short sentences. You can already get started with this yourself using the information above.

Regarding the costs:

Printing is done per line; the costs are based on that. Each line of individual letters must be placed separately in the letterpress.
Printing one line: €10.50
Printing one heart or branch: €8.00

Calculation example 1:

Love words
especially for you

Printing costs are 2 x €10.50 = €21.00

Calculation example 2:

Celebrate Love
♥

Printing costs are €10.50 + €8.00 = €18.50

Calculation example 3:

You are sweet
You are beautiful
You are creative
You are everything
Together forever
♥

Printing costs are 5 x €10.50 + €8.00 = €60.50

You can find the base price of the product itself at the top right of each product in the webshop.
Total costs are: product base price + printing costs + shipping costs

Regarding delivery time:
Once you have decided what you want to be printed based on this guideline, please send me via the contact form the following three items:

A link or photo of the specific product you wish to purchase. Also let me know which linen color you want.
Your text + optionally a symbol
The letterfont you have chosen.

Then I will do an important final check to see if it fits in the letterpress, and I will let you know. I will also check if I have the chosen product, which is handmade and dried here in the bindery, in stock.
After that, I will create a custom link for you in the shop. Please do not order in the shop yourself without a custom link, as the delivery time is different from standard printing. This ensures that your text is correctly in the order in one go. Delivery time for custom printing is 2 to 3 weeks.

If you still have questions after reading this guide, please feel free to let me know via the contact form.