The Story Behind Soch & Co.

We’re Stacey and Toby — partners in life, parents, and the duo behind Soch & Co.

Soch & Co. began as a post-Covid creative outlet: Stacey, a lifelong stationery hoarder, and Toby, a tinkerer with old machines. What started with a battered foiler we once used on leather and pencils turned into something bigger when we stumbled across letterpress printing.

Our first press was a tiny tabletop model that lived on our dining table. It wasn’t long before we graduated to full treadle presses — still in the dining room — before outgrowing the house entirely. We built a studio at the bottom of the garden, only to outgrow that in under a year. Today, our workshop is home to Betty (1890) and Harrold (1910), two treadle letterpress machines with over a century of history between them, alongside two trusty hot foilers.

Soch & Co. grew quickly, but the ethos never changed: to make stationery and gifting accessories that feel personal, thoughtful, and worth keeping. This isn’t about grabbing the cheapest card that “will do.” It’s about sending something that makes someone stop and say: this feels like you.

We want our work to be pinned, framed, tucked into journals — not tossed aside. Every card, tag, or keepsake is designed, printed, and pressed by us in Sheffield, using traditional techniques and plenty of heart. From our dining table beginnings to over 200 stockists worldwide, this journey has been anything but ordinary.

Splitting our brands in 2025 gave us the chance to let Soch & Co. stand on its own — a home for everyday wit and luxury stationery, while Heirloom Holiday Co. carries the seasonal magic. It means we can serve those who don’t want Christmas in July, and give our wholesale partners a brand built with them in mind.

This is Soch & Co. — slowly produced, carefully pressed, and proudly made in Sheffield.