Days 24 to 27 - August 5

After much time spent without any book making materials in hand (although they were on the brain!), I finally got around to finishing the book I started on Friday, the 3rd, and made up some lost ground.

If you're counting, you may notice that I am matching the book number to the day. I decided to take the 25th day 'off,' since I was one book ahead. So, now the dates will match the book count. Here is the late post.

Book 25 - sewn-on-straps: tangled up in blue
{paper} text block: cream text weight; covers: recycled packaging with origami paper; straps: translucent paper
{binding} a typical sewn-on-straps binding with kettle stitch at head, tail, and center of the spine for added stability

The blue theme is inspired by a good friend of mine whose favorite color is blue. When I glued down the origami paper it buckeled the covers a bit, and I'm not terribly happy with how the glue interacted with the translucent straps. I wish I had hidden where the straps were sewn onto the covers. A good lesson in materials!































Book 26: tri-fold sewn into a 5-fold
{paper} cream text-weight and Thai hand-made paper
{binding} the name says it all!

I learned this binding from book maker extrodinaire Lisa Beth. It's quick and easy and a neat way to use folded pages. Figuring out the sewing took some work, but it was all good in the end.































Book 27 - sewn-on-straps with letterpress cover
{paper} text: cream colored text weight; front cover: cannibalized cover from a note card received from a friend - letterpress by A Little Something in San Francisco

I couldn't resist this card. I'm thinking that I'll make books for my nieces and nephews for Christmas. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for neat covers like this one!

Notice that Chachi was being a very good helper cat with these books...