White handmade paper with black letterpress ink featuring an illustration of two people embracing. Full deckle edge paper handmade in our California studio, hand-fed onto antique letterpresses for a textured deboss.
Handmade paper card with four full deckled edges, hand folded with inside blank. Front is letterpress printed; back is letterpress printed with a small note including information about the natural dyes used to color each unique piece of paper.
Comes with an ecru A2 envelope and a small card matte printed with photos and a little information about our process.
*Please note: all of our paper dyes are botanically-based and will vary because of slight differences in the plant matter, weather, and making process. Expect that the colors will be a little different than the image you see here, and enjoy that your card is truly one-of-a-kind. To maintain the original hue longest, please store out of direct sunlight.
We create our paper goods with great care and love in our studio in Palo Cedro, California! Loren writes and creates each design, often using sketching and handwriting, and then pairs it with the perfect paper color. Our papermakers transform natural fibers into beautiful, plant-dyed, deckle-edged sheets, and our press team prints them one-at-a-time on our antique letterpresses and packages them up for you! Scroll down for more details about our artisan making process.
Our team carefully packs up your order and ships it via the method you choose at checkout. Orders ship within one to three business days.
Please email us at shipping@farmette.co if you need your order to arrive by a certain date, and we will do everything we can to accommodate.
Cotton and abaca fiber, beaten into pulp in a Hollander beater.
No.2 · Pulled by hand
Dyed with plant powders, then pulled sheet by sheet with a mould and deckle.
No.3 · Pressed + dried
Pressed, hung to dry, and peeled and folded by hand.
No.4 · Letterpress
Printed one at a time on our antique letterpresses.
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Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 21 reviews.
Such a beautiful and thoughtful gesture when there simply aren’t words to say. Sometimes you just want to send someone a hug, and this card captures that feeling perfectly. The simple illustration and beautiful letterpress texture make it feel incredibly special without needing to say much at all.
It’s become such a meaningful part of one of our staple gift add-ons, our Sympathy Bundle, and is one of those pieces that says so much through such a simple gesture. A quiet reminder that you’re thinking of someone and holding them close, even from afar.
On the day after I received these lovely cards, I got a call from a friend who had had to put her husband in the hospital. This card was a perfect way to let them know I was holding them close. Thank you.
I'm having trouble letting them go. I want to keep all 4 cards I ordered. However, I have the perfect people who would appreciate the sentiment and craftmenship.
Thank, Rita Preston
Love the look and feel of the cards. The “Hug” card is in the mail to a family member who is struggling with poor health. It was the perfect card at the perfect time. I will be ordering more from you guys! Thank you
I purchased this card to keep in stock for when a long distance friend needs a hug. This morning I received a distraught phone call from my best friend who is 9 hours away so I plan to send the card tomorrow. It's beautiful and evokes the emotion of a real heart hug. Thank you so much!
