I made a sketch book. It has six, six page signatures of Strathmore Artagain black 60 lb paper. I used the cardboard backing from the pad of paper for my covers. On the front I glued a card that I received from fellow blogger, Jackie, over at
Journals and Letters and on the back the folder for a set of cards called Deep Purple. Both Jackie's card and the set came from
Heron Dance Studio. The stitch is a coptic stitch/curved needle. Making this book was really much easier that I expected and gives me the confidence to venture forward. Happy New Year everyone.
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My best friend gave me the wonderful book
Making Handmade Books: 100+ Bindings, Structures and Forms by Alisa Golden which provided the detailed instructions I used to make this book.
2 comments:
Wow! That journal looks awesome! I've got some bookbinding stuff that has been sitting waiting for inspiration to strike. On New Year's I worked on the frame for another paperclay mastiff. Hubby wants an fully grown version in a standing pose. A bit more challenging.
Beautiful! I am so impressed. I keep thinking about trying my hand at this but I'm intimidated...it looks difficult. How long did this take you?
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