Dish Pit Witches zine HOME PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS!


Please be warned! I created this whole zine in Canva, which is a free utility that is NOT optimized for doing this kind of work. Margins may be uneven on the home printed version. I'm sorry. If you really hate it, you can always trim down the outer edges with a paper cutter. The professionally printed version should not have this problem.


1. For home printing, use the PDF file labeled "DPW Printer Spreads".
Note that this file, viewed as a PDF on a screen, does not contain the pages in the proper reading order. If you are looking to read the zine on screen, use the file "DPW Screen Version".

2. Make sure that your printer is set to the following:
- A4 or letter size (I am in the US, so I was not able to test this on A4 size, only letter. If my understanding is correct, this will make a larger side margin and a shorter bottom margin for A4-using folks.)
- Landscape orientation
- Double-sided printing; "flip on short edge"
- Black ink only

3. This will produce 3 separate sheets. Fold the one with the cover image in half along the grey line so that the cover image faces the front and opens along the right side edge.

4. Find the sheet holding the pages numbered 1, 2, 7, and 8, and fold that the same way as the cover, so that page 1 is facing front and the folded page opens along the right side edge. Insert this folded sheet between the two halves of the previous sheet, so that the fold creases are nested together and, when opened like a book, page 1 immediately follows the cover.

5. Take the sheet containing pages 3, 4, 5, and 6, and fold it the same way as the other two, with page 3 facing front. Nest that page into the previous two so that when you open it like a book, the pages are all in the right order.

6. If the previous steps have been done correctly, you should have an unbound zine with a front cover, back cover, and 8 pages inside in the proper order.

7. The best way to bind this is to spread the pages and staple them directly in the middle, like a magazine. If you are not able to do that, stapling across the spine of folded pages from the front with a regular staple will work, but will make your margins uneven. (Try to get the staple as close to the edge of the spine as you can while making sure all pages are included.)
If you are printing on thick paper, and don't mind extra work, you may even wish to bind the zine with saddle stitching. (You'll have to google that. I don't know how to do it.)

8. Print as many copies as you want, but PLEASE do not resell home-printed copies. I'd be happy to set you up with a wholesale amount of professionally-printed zines for distribution in your home country, at a discount, if you wish to do that! Send me an email at fencedforestmedia@gmail.com if you would like to know more, or if you want to replace your home-printed copies with professional ones!


Thank you so much for being a part of this project. I hope you enjoy Dish Pit Witches! Feel free to tag me @fencedforest in any posts you make showing off the zine or playing the game with your friends.