Dear Everyone ~
The newest (and possibly springiest) addition to the BZS repertoire of Cambridge Imprint papers has arrived! Peggy Angus (1904–1993) was an innovative & influential British industrial designer and art teacher. She didn’t live in Cambridge, but certainly left her imprint, if you catch our designerly drift. Cambridge Imprint has issued a big boxed set of Angus’s patterns, a set of 24 sheets, three each of eight designs. They probably had names in the day, but we will simply say there’s a lovely echo of Marimekko. (Actually, Angus’s mid-century mod mood predated much of Marimekko, but “echo of Marimekko” was too good to pass up.)
It will come as no surprise that one of the first things I wanted to make with these papers was a book! Well, not just one book. I’ve made eight books, one covered in each pattern. Five Buttonhole-stitch and three Long-stitch, ranging in size from 5½ x 8½ x 1⅛ (at far left) to 3¾ x 5½ x 1⅛ (at far right). I find scoring & folding with Cambridge Imprint papers incredibly pleasing. It’s a gratifying combination of the cheerful & colourful patterns, plus the silky smooth feel of the papers in your hand.
The papers make lovely gift wrap and great envelopes. You can fold an envelope pattern-side out, or pattern-side in…and even line your hand-folded envelope with a contrasting pattern. The sheets are large enough (12 x 16 inches) to wrap a smallish gift box and make a matching enclosure-size envelope (2½ x 3¾). My envelope shown here is folded with the pattern facing in, so it’s a self-lined envelope!
Re: Refills for your Cambridge Imprint origami sets! We now have them in stock. Thirty-six assorted 6 x 6 sheets. We emphasize assorted. These are not duplicates of each set’s original patterns & colourways, but rather a mix-and-match of patterns past, some of which we hadn’t seen before. A set of these unboxed sheets will nestle perfectly in your Cloud of Butterflies, Garland of Stars, or Garland of Bobbles/Baubles box. In BZS style, I’ve enveloped the sheets in a glassine sleeve, fastened with a tiny paper-covered butterfly clip.
