6.6 x 5.1 inch / Printed on 120 gsm white card / inserts of tracing paper stock

Hand saddle stitched with teal embroidery thread

scanned handmade elements / courier new type /

The word alphabet is derived from alpha-beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. Late Latin used alphabetum and the Greek, alphabetos. Old English ‘stæfræw’ translates directly to a row of letters hence our lengthy alphabet today. A or alpha, it’s always been the first letter.