Dear Everyone ~

Our 2020 virtual Studio Sale is virtually upon us. The Studio Sale page will go live this evening (Friday, November 20) at 8 pm Chicago time. (This is four hours earlier than previously announced. We want to be awake when it happens!) May we book you to join us?

Speaking of books and their frequent companions, boxes: Many made by me will be on offer. The books towering above are but one of several binding styles. There is a lone, luxurious leather pamphlet-style book, a dainty dos-à-dos, and an accordion. You'll also see a stylish selection of four-sided-drop-spine boxes, perfect for postcards, photos, and three-dimensional keepsakes.

Origami boxes will be available in three sizes (wabi, obi & sabi), made of 100% cotton St-Armand, in soft shades. There will be a limited migration of boxes & books from the Studio Shop to the Studio Sale, at reduced prices.

Writing implements will abound: vintage pencils, vintage pencil packaging, graphite galore, and a clutch of clutches. And an assortment of inks we will no longer be stocking.

In the notebook department, there will be no margin for disappointment: spiral-bound notebooks, perfect-bound notebooks, jotters, watercolour notebooks, pamphlet styles, sketchbooks. Want to write that down?

We’ve gone to considerable lengths to assemble the most sumptuous ribbon bags we can remember. They are packaged by palette, with at least a dozen beribbonments per bag (all at least 2 yards).

Washi Wonderland will be in high spirits. We’ve assorted tapes into stacks of five or six: at least one wide or super-wide, a couple of medium-wide, and a couple of narrow.

Quantities are limited on basically everything—except our good humour. As we’ve said recently, the early bird will catch the slinky ribbons and the elusive marbled warblers. The Studio Sale will continue through December 5. Orders will ship promptly, and curbside pick-up will be available Tuesday–Saturday afternoon.

At the ready, Bari