I made this pretty green leaf paper book with a leather spine and long stitch binding yesterday, but it just did not want to lay closed flat. So I put it under weights overnight. Hmmm, no luck. Still not flat after several hours under heavy weights. So then I dampened the leather spine piece with water and put it back under the weight for several more hours.
Ahhh,... success! Finally flat and very neat. Except... now the leather spine has a few wrinkles in it. Actually, they don't look nearly as bad in life as they do in the photos here. This is really a very pretty book. The leather wrapped around the spine is very soft and the ripples don't seem to be a problem.
The paper I used for the eight signatures is wonderful, a 28 lb Strathmore paper called "Lines" because it has very fine and very faint, subtle lines through it, almost like a water mark. The 118 pages are hand torn. The cover boards were covered with the pretty green leaf paper and lined with leaf green pearlescent card stock. Then the soft leather spine was glued on and the sigs stitched to the leather.
Think I'll make more of these...
Ahhh,... success! Finally flat and very neat. Except... now the leather spine has a few wrinkles in it. Actually, they don't look nearly as bad in life as they do in the photos here. This is really a very pretty book. The leather wrapped around the spine is very soft and the ripples don't seem to be a problem.
The paper I used for the eight signatures is wonderful, a 28 lb Strathmore paper called "Lines" because it has very fine and very faint, subtle lines through it, almost like a water mark. The 118 pages are hand torn. The cover boards were covered with the pretty green leaf paper and lined with leaf green pearlescent card stock. Then the soft leather spine was glued on and the sigs stitched to the leather.
Think I'll make more of these...
OH, I love the leaf paper! Very nice!!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of Strathmore Lines. Are the lines meant to be used as a writing guide? How far apart are they? Is it more like wide-lined or college ruled or thin? mm? Where did you find it?
I hope you make more of these. Very pretty journal style. :)
Rita - The lines are very subtle and very close together, like 1/16" apart and faint. They just give the paper an elegance I love. I bought the paper at Arvey Paper in Portland at least two years ago, maybe more.
ReplyDeleteAnd I will definitely make more of these.
Oh, okay. More for looks, but could actually be adapted for writing...pick a faint line and go for it--LOL! Sounds cool! I'd love to see a picture of that paper some time. :)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful. Fortunately at my age my vision is such that I never see wrinkles.
ReplyDeleteThat cover paper is gorgeous!
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