Christmas is coming
December 2, 2011
time is running out – I need more hours in the day
gift books in the making
cotton quit fabric for the covers on children’s books
after they’re stitched I’m going to stamp and mark some of the pages so they are more “friendly” to write in.
and one adult book. The cover is handspun/handwoven hemp, board clamped and indigo dyed.
they all need to be stitched.
the silk (top right) was eco dyed with eucalyptus leaves, it wasn’t very exciting so it was overdyed with a combination of lac/cochineal. The piece below it is silk from the same dye pot. And the piece on the left is a Thai silk scarf that was a very bright, garish yellow. That exhausted the lac/cochineal.
Need to clear up the dye pots to start Christmas baking.
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Thanks, your books are really beautiful.
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Love those fabric covered books. How did you apply the fabric to the book board?
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peggy – I use double-sided iron-on interfacing, mulberry paper and glue.
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Jean, I wouldn’t be surprised if one of these days you will start making paper as well.
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oh no. I love paper but think I’ll have to leave that to Velma. Not enough time and no room for more equipment.
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do you love the stitching of books as much as i do?
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oh yes, I love to stitch and the Coptic stitch makes such neat little chains. It definitely is more fun than measuring and cutting. I like making the covers, too.
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