Scrap Happy August – part 2
the shibori sample book is finished
I enjoyed the planning and stitching and am sorry to see it done
the cover was a thin cotton handkerchief
my introduction to shibori – done in 1987 at Kawashima textile school in Kyoto
I lined it with old sheeting and stitched it some time ago
folded in four with bias tape to finish the raw edges
it decided the size of the finished book
the button is a plastic ring wrapped with a little quilt batting , covered with a shibori scrap and stitched
I backed the button with a mother-of -pearl button from mother’s button jar
and gave the book a title
the center pages are woven shibori done several years ago and made into a wall hanging
after it was dyed I folded it, placed small boards on back and front and dyed it again in the indigo
then stenciled the leaf pattern and hand painted gold highlights
the top and bottom were finished with more woven shibori
it hung on the wall until I got tired of it and with a little tweeking was just the right size to start a new life
the back cover is more handkerchief
the finished book is soft and cuddly like a favorite blanket or teddy
a fine way to recycle a bit more of the stash
That is so very pretty and nice to have a finish. =)
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Susan – thank you, it’s more than possible that in a few weeks I’ll start another “book”.
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finished book is beautiful in all those gentle shades of blue!
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Claire – it is very blue – I tried adding another colour but it didn’t look right and I do like the blue.
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I think you did the right thing keeping it blue ^^
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Claire – so much of my house is blue – sometimes you need a little contrast, but not this time.
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I really want to pick it up and feel it – the softness and the ‘give’ of the padded parts. I must have so much texture as well as being visually beautiful. I am glad you enjoyed making it because it must have taken so much time and thought. I will await the next project with joyful anticipation.
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Sue – that is the attraction of cloth books. I remember taking a favorite one to bed as a child, think that is what hooked me for life on books. I’m a total blank – have no idea what comes next.
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Something will present itself to you.
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Sue – certainly hope so – wish I could find something to do that was a little more relevant – other than just staying home. I can always warp the loom and weave tea towels.
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I can imagine the softness of the fabrics under the hand…. And I really love that frontispiece. Beautiful work, as always 🙂
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Kate – thanks, the old, worn fabrics do make it very soft and tactile.
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Utterly gorgeous. I love it 🥰
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Vera -thank you, I love fabric books – remember them from my childhood.
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I think this is just lovely.
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Cathy – thank you, I’ve really enjoyed making the book. Now wondering “what’s next”.
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Really beautiful, a very fine way to recycle.
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Kjerstin – and the stash just keeps growing, just move stuff from one pile to a different one.
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Incredible work, as usual!
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Hi Heather – thank you, good to hear from you, hope all is well on your island.
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