The Perfect Letter

Perhaps a reaction to the impersonality of electronic communication, letter-writing is enjoying a comeback. Letters should read as if the writer is sitting beside the reader: bubbling over with conversation. Order your thoughts before committing them to paper. Watch spelling and grammar, a through proofread is crucial.

All letters should include your address, the date, and warm greetings; ‘Dear..’ or ‘Dearest…’ and never ‘To..’. The sign-off  will match your relationship with the recipient. For older generations, bow to formality, i.e., ‘Best wishes’ (‘Yours sincerely’ and ‘Yours faithfully’ should be left for business correspondence). 

Letters are keepsakes, so a little bit of neatness will give a letter that chance of permanence. A doctor's scrawl has little allure and is quite inconvenient to decode. While a letter needn't be showroom-perfect, a correction  is endearing if it's neatly and lightly executed, great care should be taken in spacing and order. 

At Jane Press you create your writing paper design. We offer engraved and letter press writing sets in A5 size (which is half the size of a regular sheet of A4 paper).  You choose from Crane's 100% Cotton paper in two colours: white or pearl, or we offer the Original Crown Mill paper in Grey, White, Creme, Pink and Blue.  Choose your text - you might just want to put your address, or simply your name. Choose from the range of fonts and ink colours.  While engraved is certainly the most formal, letterpress is equally as beatiful and tasteful.