Hello! I am part of a letterpress studio where we have a cylinder press and a platen press. We are looking for a good overall paper for printing posters and other things. It needs to be somewhat inexpensive so that we can have a good amount of it on hand as well as we want to encourage learning and experimentation. We would like it to perform well with both metal and wood type. 11 x 17 sheet size in a a natural/creme/pearl/off-white color would be best. A card stock weight and have cotton in it? Would appreciate the help narrowing all the choices down.
I would recommend: Stonehenge - 100% cotton coming in a variety of colors. This paper is made in with a vellum texture and comes in a 250gsm weight. This is a very strong paper being able to handle multiple layers and still remain stable.
https://legionpaper.com/stonehenge/
Lenox 100- 100% cotton coming in white, which is a little warmer. This paper would work great with letterpress at 250gsm. This paper provides excellent dimensional stability and the sublet texture makes it great for printing along with letterpress.
https://legionpaper.com/lenox-100/
Legion Bamboo - 90% bamboo 10% cotton coming in two variations of white in 265gsm and 530gsm. This sheet is environmentally friendly and has a lovely textured surface, many people have used it not only for letterpress but printing as well.
Stonehenge - 100% cotton coming in a variety of colors. This paper is made in with a vellum texture and comes in a 250gsm weight. This is a very strong paper being able to handle multiple layers and still remain stable.
https://legionpaper.com/stonehenge/
Lenox 100- 100% cotton coming in white, which is a little warmer. This paper would work great with letterpress at 250gsm. This paper provides excellent dimensional stability and the sublet texture makes it great for printing along with letterpress.
https://legionpaper.com/lenox-100/
Legion Bamboo - 90% bamboo 10% cotton coming in two variations of white in 265gsm and 530gsm. This sheet is environmentally friendly and has a lovely textured surface, many people have used it not only for letterpress but printing as well.
https://legionpaper.com/legion-bamboo