Book 13: tortoise shell edge sewn binding
{paper} book block: cream text weight paper; cover: handmade paper (a gift from my sister) and Japanese paper{binding} sewn using directions from Books, Boxes, & Wraps by Marilyn Webberley and JoAn Forsyth
The cover used on this binding was a very thoughtful gift from my sister about, um, 4 years ago! I have been moving around the about five sheets of paper for years, trying to figure out how to use them. Today they finally found a purpose! The red stamp was made by the paper maker, and I decided to use it as a focal point on the cover, off-setting the ink with the red binding thread.
Book 14: Japanese ledger book
{paper} text block: circles of origami paper encased in plastic sleeves (for selling cards, I believe); covers: packaging covered on one side with origami paper{binding} sewn using Webberley and Forsyth’s directions
I got a bit crazy here. I had a package of plastic sleeves and have wanted to use it. I found these circles of paper leftover from another project and decided using the two together was kismet. The only snafu I hit, was that after I found the book I realized that I had sewn the closed ends together, not the open edges, as I had wanted. Oh well. Now I can mix the origami circles or change out the content… Maybe I’ll change the edges sometime later and sew them up.
Book 15: scroll
{paper} silkscreen print cannibalized, trimmed, and glued to make a long, thin single sheet{binding} glued to a ribbon spool; ribbon remnant used to hold the scroll closed
As I worked on the Japanese ledger book I used the last of a spool of think, cream ribbon. I thought, this is the perfect opportunity to make a scroll book! I adhered origami paper to the two sides of the spool, cut the ‘page,’ glued it together, attached it to the spool, and sought about figuring out how to ‘close’ the structure. Some leftover beads, the hole puncher, and some ribbon later, ta-da!
Book 16: pleat accordion
{paper} text pages: origami paper; cover: packaging covered with self-adhesive craft foam{binding} origami paper folded into an accordion; pages glued in
This little book was fun and easy. I was deciding which paper to use for the covers, and remembered that I had a stash of self-adhesive craft foam and felt. These materials were remnants from my job search. I don’t know what came over me when I was putting my application materials together. For some unknown reason foam and felt seemed appropriate when I was at the craft store. Hmmm. I think it’s best that I didn’t end up using them. This use is much, much better.
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