Comments | sweet_gardenia: Made me a book

sweet_gardenia

Made me a book

Dec 16, 2012 23:41

Now I've started messing around with making little books...er ta-daa?

This was actually very fun to do but that stitching was a pain and I'm not completely positive I did it right. Otherwise for a first try, not bad.

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tarmaque December 17 2012, 07:06:21 UTC

Excellent! I'm glad you tried it. The result looks good.

I don't know if you got the stitching right or wrong, and I don't really care because the result looks good. That's one way to do it, (there are several) but that's not quite how I did it ( ... )

sweet_gardenia December 17 2012, 12:57:20 UTC

The stitching is a technique called coptic stitching which looks beautiful (when done right) and well worth showing off. It's a binding technique I found quite by accident browsing Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue52htX3j0k

(for the record a curved needle is way handy) It's also extra nice for making little mini sketchbooks because it lies flat. I also recommend Old World stack scrapbook paper for the covering it is SO nice and has a great texture

http://www.amazon.com/World-Paper-Stack-Sheets-SKU-PAS632625/dp/B005DLABZK/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1355748384&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=old+world+stack+diecut+paper

It can be a bit pricey though but you could probably find a better price browsing amazon

hailerro December 17 2012, 13:49:41 UTC

Looks amazing! Well done!

sweet_gardenia December 17 2012, 15:52:52 UTC

Guess what youuuuu'rrreee gettin' for chrisssstmassss <3 (among other things :P) Thank you hon! HUGS

hailerro December 17 2012, 15:59:38 UTC

Ahhhhhhh!

I love me some handmade books! (Drool).

sweet_gardenia December 17 2012, 15:53:36 UTC

(and it'll be a newly made book XD this one was just for practice)

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sisma January 1 2013, 09:03:48 UTC

The book is beautiful! you are so talented! You draw, you write, you craft... is there anything you don't do? (and would it be rude of me to beg that I get a book as a belated christmas, birthday, new years, just because present? I would use it as a journal. I adore journals!)

sweet_gardenia January 1 2013, 13:59:53 UTC

Oh my goodness you are sweet! :D I will indeed send you a journal. I think I took on more requests than would be realistic to complete by the holidays (I ended up agreeing to make them for both sides of my family as holiday gifts) but I will just continue working and get it to folks as soon as I can. (I just ask for patience on my end of things :3)