What you get
With thumb cut calendar printing, a small notch in the bound edge plus a hanging loop means it goes straight up on a hook, no string needed. Choose 16 or 28 pages, six sizes, 170gsm or 250gsm silk pages, four covers and black, white or silver wire. Order 1 to 1,000. Express dispatch is from 2 working days.
- Printed in full colour and made to order in the UK
- A person checks uploaded files for size, bleed and resolution
- Upload your own PDF, or ask us to set it up
- Free UK delivery over £49.99 this week, otherwise £7.95
Thumb Cut Calendar Printing
Buy more, pay less each: 1 for £27.855 for £39.47 (£7.89 each)10 for £52.97 (£5.30 each)25 for £127.78 (£5.11 each)
The first one carries the setup cost, so extra copies work out cheaper.
Thumb cut calendar printing for photo calendars, company gifts and fundraisers. Wire bound, with a small thumb cut in the binding edge and a hanging loop, 16 or 28 pages, six sizes from a 148 mm square to A4, from 1 to 1,000 copies, made to order and dispatched from the UK.
Charity, school, club or place of worship? up to 10% off every orderBusiness? up to 5% off your first order
- Free UK delivery over £49.99 this week
- Dispatch from 2 working days
- Printed in the UK
Overview
Thumb cut calendar printing gives you the calendar you see in offices and kitchens that looks properly finished: a wire binding, a neat notch cut into the bound edge, and a loop to hang it by. Up it goes on a hook, and each month turns over cleanly.
16 pages or 28?
This is the choice people get stuck on. Pages are counted as printed sides. Sixteen pages keep it lean. Twenty-eight gives you more room for pictures, notes or extra months. Plan the layout first, then pick the count that fits.
Thumb cut calendar printing: paper and cover
- Pages. 170gsm silk is the everyday weight. Step up to 250gsm silk for a stiffer page that feels more like a gift. Either way the surface is smooth and only lightly shiny.
- Cover. 350gsm silk card, 300gsm smooth white, 250gsm silk or 250gsm gloss.
- Cover lamination. Matt, gloss or none on the outside.
- Wire. Black, white or silver.
Sizes and scenes
Choose a 148 × 148 mm square, A5 portrait (148 × 210 mm) or landscape, a 210 × 210 mm square, or A4 portrait (210 × 297 mm) or landscape. A car dealer might send A4 landscape calendars full of classic cars to its regulars. A primary school might sell A5 portrait calendars with a class drawing each month. A family might order a single square one of the new baby for Nan.
Quantities are 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1,000, and the more you order, the less each costs.
Artwork, timing and delivery
Upload a single PDF laid out page by page from front to back (no spreads), with 3 mm bleed, matching the 16 or 28 pages you ordered. Leave the binding edge free of words. A person checks every uploaded file for free; the artwork guidelines explain bleed, and the paid artwork service includes 1 design and 2 rounds of changes.
Every run of thumb cut calendar printing is made to order and dispatched from the UK: Express from 2 working days, Standard from 4 and Saver from 6, once your order and artwork are confirmed. UK mainland delivery is £7.95, free on orders of £100 or more after discounts; see delivery. Desk and stapled calendars are in calendars.
Sizes and prices
Smallest first. Tap a price to load that size into the buy box.
| Size | From |
|---|---|
| 148 × 148 mm | |
| A5 · 148 × 210 mm | |
| A5 landscape · 210 × 148 mm | |
| 210 × 210 mm | |
| A4 · 210 × 297 mm | |
| A4 landscape · 297 × 210 mm |
Final prices per item with the lowest-priced options. UK delivery £7.95, free over £49.99 this week. Choose a price to load it into the price calculator.
Specs
Materials, sizes and finishing.
| Size | 148 × 148 mm, A5 portrait or landscape, 210 × 210 mm, A4 portrait or landscape |
|---|---|
| Pages | 16 or 28 |
| Paper | 170gsm or 250gsm silk |
| Cover | 350gsm silk card, 300gsm smooth white, 250gsm silk or 250gsm gloss; matt, gloss or no lamination |
| Binding | Wiro bound with thumb cut and hanging loop; black, white or silver wire |
| Quantities | 1 to 1,000 |
| Turnaround | Saver from 6, Standard from 4, Express from 2 working days to dispatch |
| Made by | Made to order and dispatched from the UK |
| SKU | FP-STA-043 |
| Price | Final price shown in the configurator. No surprises at checkout. |
| Delivery | UK mainland £7.95 per order, free over £49.99 this week. Scottish Highlands +£10; islands and NI quoted. |
| Artwork check | Free file check on uploaded artwork (resolution, size and bleed). |
Questions
Quick answers about thumb cut calendar printing.
What is the turnaround on my thumb cut calendar order?
Pick Saver (6 working days), Standard (4 working days) or Express (2 working days); that is the time before it leaves us. The clock starts once your order is placed and the file is confirmed. Goods worth £100 or more travel free to a UK mainland address; below that, delivery is a flat £7.95 for the whole order. Northern Ireland and island addresses get a delivery quote first, and the mainland Highlands add £10.
Should I send pages or spreads for my thumb cut calendar order?
Single pages, in reading order, all in one PDF with 3 mm bleed round each page; the number of pages must match what you ordered. Keep the bound edge clear for the wire and thumb cut.
Will you tell me if something is wrong with my file?
We will. Every upload for your thumb cut calendar order is checked by a person for resolution, size, bleed and the page count, and you hear from us before anything is printed. Paid help is there too: a clean layout from your text and logo (£15), a design from your brief (£35) or a logo redraw (£30), each with one first draft and two rounds of changes.
What is the thumb cut on these calendars for?
It is a little semicircle trimmed out of the bound edge of each page. It makes space for the wire's hanging loop, so the calendar lies flat and hangs straight.
Should my thumb cut calendar have 16 or 28 pages?
Every printed side counts as a page. Pick whichever suits your layout, and make sure your PDF has that exact number of pages before you order.
Is 170gsm or 250gsm better for the calendar pages?
If you want pages that stay flat against the wall, go for 250gsm, the stiffer of the two. 170gsm is lighter and flexes a little more. Both are smooth silk with a soft sheen.
Can I get a single thumb cut calendar printed?
Yes, one on its own is fine, which makes a nice personal gift. Bigger runs, right up to 1,000, bring the price per calendar down.
Asked by buyers
How cheaply can I get hold of Thumb Cut Calendars?
Picked the way the page first loads, with 148 × 148 mm, 16 pages and 170gsm silk, Thumb Cut Calendars come to £23.21. Any other mix of options, a faster turnaround included, gets its own price the moment you choose it, and that figure is what you pay at checkout. Only delivery is left to add. On its own the opening price of £23.21 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero.
Which turnaround speeds can I choose for Thumb Cut Calendars?
Allow 6 working days on Saver, 4 on Standard or 2 on Express before Thumb Cut Calendars are handed to the courier, based on the options the page opens with. Weekends and bank holidays are not counted, and nothing starts until the order is paid and the artwork is confirmed. Pick another size or material and the days beside each speed update, sometimes by a day. After it leaves us, the courier normally delivers in one to three working days and you get the tracking link by email.
Is delivery extra on top of the price of Thumb Cut Calendars?
Send it to a UK mainland address for a flat £7.95, or for free when the goods in the basket add up to £100 or more after discounts; artwork and design charges do not count towards that. An order of just this at the opening price of £23.21 is under £100, so it pays the £7.95. We price delivery first for Northern Ireland and for the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, Scilly, the Scottish islands and the Isle of Man; Highland addresses on the mainland just pay £10 extra, one time per order.
How do I put the pages together in one file for these calendars?
Count your pages first: the total must be a multiple of four, since each sheet gives four pages once folded, so plan blanks or notes pages if you are short. Then export a single PDF, one page after another as a reader turns them, each with 3 mm bleed. Keep text at a safe distance of 5 mm or more from the spine and the cut edges. For these calendars, the material can be 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk.
Which artwork services are offered with Thumb Cut Calendars?
Several routes, all chosen under Artwork on this page. Send your own finished file (no charge), we set your words and logo on a tidy layout, called typesetting (£15), we design it from your brief (£35), we redraw a blurry or low quality logo as sharp vector art (£30) or we create a brand new logo (£50). Typesetting and design from a brief each come with one first draft and two rounds of changes. The fee is the same whatever quantity you order and shows separately in the basket. Sizes for these calendars go from 148 × 148 mm at the small end to A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm), 6 in all.
How big or small can Thumb Cut Calendars be?
The table has 6 sizes. At the small end, 148 × 148 mm costs from £23.21; at the top, A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm) costs from £23.61. Each figure is for the cheapest set of options at that size. Unsure? Measure where it will go and check the view from the spot people will stand.
I am not a business. Can I buy just one of these calendars?
Of course. Anyone can order, with no trade account and no minimum beyond one. Prices for Thumb Cut Calendars begin at £23.21, checkout works without an account and you pay by card. Parents, clubs, churches and small shops order single items all the time. On its own the opening price of £23.21 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero.
Could you price a 210 × 210 mm calendar for me?
From £23.36, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. Add £7.95 for UK mainland delivery, or nothing at all once the goods reach £100. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves. Before delivery, these calendars cost from £23.21.
Could the total go up after I reach the checkout?
No surprises: what the page shows for these calendars is the goods figure you pay at checkout. Delivery is the one extra, £7.95 to a UK mainland address, and it drops away when the goods reach £100 after discounts. Paid artwork help shows up as its own basket line, so you can check each amount before paying. Before delivery, these calendars cost from £23.21.
How many Thumb Cut Calendars can I buy at one time?
Anything from 1 to 1000. The quantity choices on the page run 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 and 500, and upwards. The figure shown is for the whole batch, not for one, so divide it by the number you picked to see the cost of each. If you need more than 1000, send the size, number and date through our Get a quote page. Before delivery, these calendars cost from £23.21.
And the largest calendar, A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm): how much is that one?
From £23.61, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. Add £7.95 for UK mainland delivery, or nothing at all once the goods reach £100. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each calendar is made to order for you.
Is there a minimum quantity for Thumb Cut Calendars?
Yes. You can start at 1, with 5, 10, 25 and 50 as the next steps. Each price is the total for that quantity, so divide it to compare the cost of one item across a few options before deciding. For an amount outside the list, ask for a quote. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each calendar is made to order for you.
Our event is close. Can Thumb Cut Calendars be rushed?
Yes. Choose Express and Thumb Cut Calendars can be on the way in 2 working days on the opening option, for £26.87, where Saver is £23.21 and takes 6 days. Then give the courier one to three working days, and send the artwork with the order, because the clock does not run until the file is sorted. If the date is really tight, message us on the Contact page before paying and we will tell you honestly.
Do you send to Northern Ireland or the islands?
Yes, anywhere in the UK, though the price differs by area. A Highlands postcode on the mainland pays the usual rate plus a single £10 for the order, and that £10 still applies when the rest of the delivery is free. Northern Ireland gets a price worked out first, as do the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, Scilly, the Scottish islands and the Isle of Man: send your postcode through our Get a quote page or the Contact page. We cannot send anything outside the UK. Before delivery, these calendars cost from £23.21.
Someone else is putting our file together. How does it reach you?
Easiest route: they send the finished file to whoever placed the order, and it gets uploaded after ordering. Up to 3 files of 25 MB each are fine. They can also reach us through the Contact page, as long as they quote your order number so it lands on the right job. Production waits for the checked file, so a late file means a later dispatch date. For these calendars, the material can be 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk.
Will anyone look at my file before it is printed?
Yes, a real person on our team opens every uploaded file and checks the size, the bleed and the resolution. If something is off, you hear from us before anything is made. We print what you send, though, so read the spelling, numbers and dates yourself as well. Making starts when the order and the file are both confirmed. For these calendars, the material can be 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk.
How many pixels does a photo need to print well on these calendars?
Close-up items need about 300 dpi at full size. So an A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm) layout wants about 3,508 by 2,480 pixels. Keep lettering and logos as vectors if you can. An image copied off a web page or a social post rarely has enough pixels; if yours looks likely to print soft, our file check flags it.
I am not a designer. What if the file I send turns out to be unusable?
That is why a person looks at every upload before anything is printed. Typical snags are a document at the wrong size, missing bleed, blurry photos and words sitting too near the trim. If we spot one, we explain what to change and you send a fresh file. Or hand it over to us: for £15 our typesetting places your wording and logo on a neat layout, with one first draft and two rounds of changes. Make the artwork for these calendars the same size as the one you order, such as 148 × 148 mm.
Can I send a Word or Canva file for Thumb Cut Calendars?
Word, PowerPoint and Canva are a fair place to start, but export a high quality PDF from them before uploading. Our first choice is always a PDF at the ordered size with fonts embedded or outlined, followed by AI, EPS or SVG, then high resolution JPG, PNG or TIFF. You can add three files, each up to 25 MB, on this page, or upload them after ordering from the email we send. Sizes for these calendars go from 148 × 148 mm at the small end to A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm), 6 in all.
Can you explain the wire colour setting for Thumb Cut Calendars?
Choose what colour the binding wire is. For Thumb Cut Calendars the list runs silver, white or black. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear. Still torn between two? Type the question into the box on this page and a person will reply.
Which binding keeps Thumb Cut Calendars together?
In short, the binding line for Thumb Cut Calendars reads: Wiro bound with thumb cut and hanging loop; black, white or silver wire. Anything unusual in mind? Send the details through our quote form and someone will reply. The Specifications tab lists every other detail.
Cover on Thumb Cut Calendars: how do the choices differ?
Self cover means the cover is the same paper as the pages inside. A thicker card cover gives the booklet a firmer, more solid feel in the hand. For Thumb Cut Calendars the list runs 250gsm gloss cover, 250gsm silk cover, 300gsm smooth white cover or 350gsm silk card cover. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.
Does the paper option I choose make a difference to Thumb Cut Calendars?
The paper option has 2 settings: 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk. The gsm figure is the weight of the paper in grams for each square metre, so a bigger number means a thicker, firmer sheet. Silk and gloss have a coating that keeps print sharp and bright, while uncoated sheets take a pen more easily. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds.
How do I pick the right cover lamination for Thumb Cut Calendars?
Laminating the cover keeps the outside clean and stops it scuffing as it gets passed around. For Thumb Cut Calendars the list runs gloss, outside of cover; matt, outside of cover; or none. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.
Which pages would you suggest for Thumb Cut Calendars?
The pages option has 2 settings: 28 pages or 16 pages. Pages go up in fours, and the cover counts towards the total, because one sheet folded down the middle gives four pages. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. Sizes for these calendars go from 148 × 148 mm at the small end to A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm), 6 in all.
How many pages can I choose for Thumb Cut Calendars?
Straight from the details for Thumb Cut Calendars: 16 or 28. The rest of the spec sits in the Specifications tab further down the page. Want it done another way? Describe it in the question box or on our quote form, and a person will let you know if it can be done.
Should I get Thumb Cut Calendars, or would Promotional Wall Calendars suit me better?
Comparing Thumb Cut Calendars with Promotional Wall Calendars, this is what changes. Material: 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk on this page, against 170gsm silk, 130gsm gloss or 130gsm silk on the other. Sizes: 6 on this page, the smallest 148 × 148 mm, and 3 on the other, the smallest A5 (148 × 210 mm). Opening price: £23.21 on this page and £55.94 on the other. On the Standard service it is 4 working days on this page and 8 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.
How would I decide between Folded Wall Planners and Thumb Cut Calendars?
Set Thumb Cut Calendars beside Folded Wall Planners and a few things differ. Material: 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk on this page, against 170gsm silk, 130gsm gloss or 130gsm silk on the other. Sizes: 6 on this page, the smallest 148 × 148 mm, and 2 on the other, the smallest A2 (420 × 594 mm). Opening price: £23.21 on this page and £102.02 on the other. On the Standard service it is 4 working days on this page and 6 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.
Where do Thumb Cut Calendars and Desk Calendars differ?
Set Thumb Cut Calendars beside Desk Calendars and a few things differ. Sizes: 6 on this page, the smallest 148 × 148 mm, and 3 on the other, the smallest A6 landscape (148 × 105 mm). Opening price: £23.21 on this page and £134.12 on the other. On the Standard service it is 4 working days on this page and 10 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.
Our club needs a big batch of calendars, or an odd size. Can you price it?
Yes. Fill in our Get a quote page, giving the size, how many, the material, when you need them and the delivery postcode, and attach your artwork if it is ready. A price comes back to you by email. Get a quote is also how delivery to Northern Ireland and the islands gets priced. Before delivery, these calendars cost from £23.21.
I have spotted a typo after paying. Can it be fixed?
Tell us quickly through the Contact page, quoting your order number. Before production starts we can take a corrected file, or cancel and refund the whole order. After that it cannot be changed. A print that matches your finished design or the file you sent is not a fault, so it pays to read every word and number before you order. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each calendar is made to order for you. Before delivery, these calendars cost from £23.21.
Our treasurer needs a receipt for the accounts. What do we get?
Keep the order confirmation email we send: it itemises the purchase and the payment, and works as a plain receipt for your records. The total at checkout for these calendars is the goods price on the page plus delivery, so the email matches what left the account. Need something more formal for an audit or a grant claim? Message us from the Contact page with your order number. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each calendar is made to order for you. Sizes for these calendars go from 148 × 148 mm at the small end to A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm), 6 in all.
I am not sure which options to pick for these calendars. Can someone advise me?
Yes. Type your question into the box on this page and a real person replies. Mention where the calendar will be used, how long you need it to last and the date you need it by. Answered questions may be shown on the page for other buyers, so leave personal details out of it. Private questions can go through the Contact page, and anything the options here cannot price can go through the Get a quote page. Sizes for these calendars go from 148 × 148 mm at the small end to A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm), 6 in all.
Who looks after me once I have bought Thumb Cut Calendars?
FatPrint does, from start to finish. We take your order and payment, a person on our team checks your file, and Thumb Cut Calendars are made to order for you rather than taken off a shelf. It then goes to you by courier, with tracking sent by email. Questions before or after ordering go through the box on this page or the Contact page, and a person replies.
The parcel turned up damaged. How do I sort it out?
Take photos of the damage and the box it came in, then send them through the contact form within 48 hours of delivery, with your order number. Hold on to the item rather than posting it back; we reply and arrange a reprint or refund. This sits alongside your legal rights, which the returns page covers. Choose Saver and these calendars leave us after 6 working days; Express brings that down to 2.
Should I send my file as RGB or CMYK?
CMYK if you can. An RGB file gets converted to CMYK for printing, and vivid greens, blues and oranges may lose a little brightness on the way. Have a Pantone number for your brand colour? Tell us and we match it as near as the material lets us. Expect a small shift between screen and print either way: a screen shines light at you, while printed items reflect it. Sizes for these calendars go from 148 × 148 mm at the small end to A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm), 6 in all.
Bleed and dpi mean nothing to me. Can I still get printing done?
Yes. You do not need any print knowledge to order Thumb Cut Calendars. Send us your words and logo with the typesetting option (£15) and we build the layout, then you get a first draft and two rounds of changes. Whatever you choose, a real person looks at the file before printing.
I am a parent volunteer with no design experience. Can I still order these calendars?
You do not need to be a designer, and nobody expects a parent or a club helper to be one. Or choose typesetting for £15 and send us your text and logo; you get a first draft and up to two rounds of changes. A second pair of eyes on the spelling always helps. For these calendars, the material can be 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk.
Can these calendars go in the recycling bin afterwards?
In most cases, yes, because unlaminated paper and card can go straight into your paper recycling. Foiled, laminated or plastic items are a different matter: they are harder to recycle and councils treat them differently, so look up your local rules first. Taking lamination off the order is the simplest way to keep it easy to recycle. For these calendars, the material can be 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk.
How should we keep these calendars in good condition until we need them?
Store paper and card lying flat, in the box it arrived in, in a dry spot out of sunlight and away from radiators. Moisture makes sheets curl and can cause jams in a printer, and strong light fades the colours over time. Only take out what you need, so the rest stays clean. For these calendars, the material can be 170gsm silk or 250gsm silk.
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