Last week Ali Manning at Vintage Page Designs taught a 5 day challenge making a journal which included how to make your own bookcloth and using link, kettle and long stitches to sew the signatures and covers.
The was the first one, using fabric from a skirt I bought several years ago and never wore. I had waxed thread but it was a little too heavy and made the stitching kind off tough.
This was using fabric from Joanns and sewn together with embroidery floss that I had at home. It was much easier to sew and there are tons of colors so it might be a better choice for me from now on.
This last book's cover is paper collage and also sewn with embroidery floss, but I waxed it a little first. There's only one set of long stitches because the cover (which was made awhile ago) wasn't as big as the other two.
I forgot how much I like making books and have joined Ali's Handmade Book Club.
Can't wait to get started!
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