At Lake Michigan Book Press, it's about quality over quantity. ‘Handmade’ is not just a buzzword in this studio - I love binding sketchbooks. Meticulous precision is given to every detail, from the cover down to the components you can’t see.

Underneath every book cover is a board that has been carefully cut; the edges and corners sanded until smooth. Each sheet of paper is trimmed and inspected before being individually folded then nested together. These elements are sewn together using one continuous length of Irish linen thread, insuring the binding will always remain tight with pages intact, yet flexible enough to lay flat.

When you buy handmade, you're supporting fellow creators.

Lake Michigan Book Press is located inside the Park Trades Center in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. Every book is handmade-to-order by Crystal Shaulis, Intern Manager at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Centerin Kalamazoo, Michigan where she teaches incoming interns in the art of papermaking, bookbinding, letterpress and marbling. Her artist books have been on exhibit at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, University of Nebraska and the Muskegon Museum of Art.