Journal
What we learn in the workshop, in the shop and at the fair. Short, with numbers, usable the same week.

20 October 2026 · 6 min read
What PPWR will ask of your window from 2028
Grades A to C, a 50 per cent void limit, no more double walls. We looked at the references that would pass and those going back to the drawing board.
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6 October 2026 · 8 min read
Building a Christmas basket that sells before 15 December
Six products, one colour, one ribbon. The composition rule our best customers have used for years, with the numbers.
Read 22 September 2026 · 5 min readThe advent calendar is a November product
Ordering in December is too late. How to plan the 24-door order, and why ours assembles without glue.
Read 8 September 2026 · 4 min readHot foil: minimum, lead time, file
From 25 pieces, ten working days, a 300 dpi file. And the three mistakes found in 80 per cent of first files.
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