Today we have another recycled journal made from a Scrabble board. Yesterday's was a stab bind; today is a coptic binding. I really made this blank book/journal to learn more about the double-needle coptic stitch. Unlike the only other one I've done, which had only two holes or sewing stations, this one has four. That actually meant four needles and two threads, one set for each pair of holes.
This stitch is actually quite easy once you get the rhythm of it. The hardest part, I think, is keeping all those dangling threads straight without tangling or sewing the wrong thread into the right hole. I had less of a problem with the tension on this than on my single-needle coptic bindings and the cover stays closed pretty well. Maybe I'm actually learning something here.
The cover is cut from a Scrabble board with the two raw edges bound with Japanese decorative masking tape in deep burgundy. The back is a piece of book board covered and lined with a pretty green paper. There are eight signatures of six sheets each of peach-colored text paper and the coptic stitch is done with deep maroon waxed linen thread.
There are a couple of small bungles in the stitching that I don't think you can see in the pix, but I understand now what I did wrong there so they won't happen again.
A good lesson, this one.
This stitch is actually quite easy once you get the rhythm of it. The hardest part, I think, is keeping all those dangling threads straight without tangling or sewing the wrong thread into the right hole. I had less of a problem with the tension on this than on my single-needle coptic bindings and the cover stays closed pretty well. Maybe I'm actually learning something here.
The cover is cut from a Scrabble board with the two raw edges bound with Japanese decorative masking tape in deep burgundy. The back is a piece of book board covered and lined with a pretty green paper. There are eight signatures of six sheets each of peach-colored text paper and the coptic stitch is done with deep maroon waxed linen thread.
There are a couple of small bungles in the stitching that I don't think you can see in the pix, but I understand now what I did wrong there so they won't happen again.
A good lesson, this one.
Love this! Wouldn't these make the perfect gift for somebody who is a scrabble lover? Love the burgundy and green papers, too. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, how great. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThis looks soooo good!
ReplyDeleteooo I am soooo glad I found your blog!!! I just love seeing all the various bindings and yummy books you show here....just fabulous work!!
ReplyDeleteCynthia - Welcome. So glad to have you aboard. And thanks for the nice compliment. I am having great fun and learning more than I even dreamed.
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