Day 4 - July 11

DOH! I rolled over this morning and remembered that I forgot to make my book yesterday! I think it was a combination of a weird sleeping schedule and hitting the elliptical at the gym two days in a row that did me in. Regardless, I am now all caught up...

So, I made this structure on July 12th, but am counting it as book 5.

book 5: single signature book with pleated spine and decorative beads
{paper} text block: text-weight cream paper; fly papers: handmade cream paper; cover: silkscreen print
{binding} butterfly stitch sewn signature; butterfly stitch on the covers for the added beads


This binding was challenging, but fun to make. The instructions I had were a bit off with the measurements, but I worked it out. The silkscreened image on the cover is of a door. I created a series of silkscreen prints in high school, and this is one of them. I just found them in my closet and decided they needed to be re-purposed. Clearly, however, the book needs to be pressed. The signature wasn't pressed, and the prints were rolled up. I'll press them now...