I thought it would be fun to learn about another style of printing. So, today we are learning about foils stamping. Foil stamp printing is pretty much what its name implies. It’s a method of printing where a heated die is stamped onto metallic foil, with paper lying underneath, adhering the foil to the paper in the design of the die. This style of printing is used to create shiny designs and graphics on invitations, as well as other materials. The most common place foil stamping is seen is on book covers.
A brief history of foil stamping:
Not one person invented foil stamping. Instead, foil stamping has evolved from similar processes dating back hundreds of years ago.
· Ancient Egypt: Over 4,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians, would hammer gold until it was only 0.0001 mm think. They would then use this gold leaf to decorate coffins, arms, thrones, and mummies.
· Middle Ages: Monks would use primitive printing machines and beat gold to classify their books. First they would emboss the book’s leather cover with the printing machine and then the beat gold was added to the impressions on the book by hand.
· 19th Century: In order to simplify the previous method, used by the monks, gold was fixed on to paper and entire rolls of gold paper were created. Finally heat was used to release the gold from the paper rolls and transfer it to the intended surface. However, the imprint on the intended surface was still made prior to transferring the gold.
· 20th Century: Finally everything came together to make the foil stamping process we know today. And because gold is expensive, metallic foils were produced and take the place of beat gold in the stamping process.
Above and below is a beautiful example of a foil stamped wedding invitation designed by Leslie Vega of Leslie Vega Design. Leslie did a beautiful job showing off the elegance that can come from using foil stamping on wedding invitations.
Photo Credit: All photos were taken by Leslie Vega Designs and used with permission.
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