#Letterbox drawers update#

That explainis the ink residue.Īfter my wonderful husband cleaned every case thouroughly, I don’t have to worry anymore that ink will stain the (white) fabric I am going to use for the cases.

We thought there was a lot of mould, but luckely it was just ink residue: in the old days, movable type was sorted in this typesetter tray, before bringing it to an inked surface of the printing press. I have selected the four best letter drawers from the pile: they were very dirty and had to be cleaned. Don’t you love it to combine old with new? I do, so I will fill these cases up with my own machine embroidery.

The image above shows such a printers drawer: they were filled with setting letters, which were used in a printing press. I have traced the story of these drawers back to an old printing firm, dated them to 1930! I love it when I can find the history of objects. Some time ago I have purchased four old typesetter trays: beautiful big printers drawers with handles and the original indication of the type of setting letters that were used.

#Letterbox drawers update#

I will walk you through this project in the months to come, update whenever I can, to show the progress. It is a project where a lot has to be prepared, much to be designed and eventually made with the embroidery machine. A new year, a new beginning and a new (very large) stitching project, that’s what you need when the new year has arrived.