Dear Everyone ~
Our fifth annual virtual Studio Sale is virtually upon us.The Studio Sale page will go live on Friday evening, November 22, at 8pm Chicago Shopping Time (CST). This year’s preview page is ready for your review. And, in our holiday tradition, we will soon be announcing our fifth gift(h) with purchase.
The sale will include an abundance of books made by me, all created before a live studio audience during Zoom workshops. Bindings on offer include Pocket Book, Modern Medieval Binding, and Boxful of Summer. And we’ve assembled our first-ever Bundles of Bookcloth Remnants. Each one-of-a-kind bundle includes 25 pieces in various colours and textures, ranging in size from 4" x 6" to 12" x 18". A many-splendoured tactile treasure trove for your bookmaking bonheur.
In further scrap-happiness, we’ve bundled our reserves of Crinkly Kodai scraps. Eight pieces per bundle, ranging in size from 5" x 7"-ish to 8" x 6"-ish, with some long strips as well. Use them for making small books, wrapping gifts (They behave a bit like fabric—supple yet sturdy, and sensuous to the touch.), or, of course, deluxe-ifying a collage.
We regularly receive compliments on our complimentary wrap—and the occasional inquiry as to why our tissue feels so silky. We’ve decided to debut a “BZS Wrap-o-gram Kit” for Everyone who’d like to emulate our signature style. Sheets of tissue (a binder’s dozen, as you might expect), a roll of gold-and-black leaf washi (still a favourite, after all these years), three colours of seam binding ribbon, for the loopiest, easiest bows (2 yd lengths), 10 yds of Cheery Canary French embroidery thread, and five Rossi enclosure cards + envelopes. Think that’s all? Almost. I’m making a little video of exactly how I wrap a book, and Everyone who purchases the Wrap-o-gram Kit will receive a link to it.
And, of course, a marvelous mix of miscellany, at pretty nice price$.
Remember: You cannot buy anything yet on the Studio Sale page, but you can look!
The Studio Sale will continue through Sunday, December 8. Orders will ship promptly, and in-shop pick-up will be available Wednesday to Saturday from 12–5pm, and Sunday from 12–4pm (except for Thanksgiving).
2024 Studio Sale
On your mark, Bari