Here's a longstitch bound journal. I had a leftover smallish piece of the red vinyl placemat I used a week or so ago and it kept smiling at me in the studio. Then the other day, Allen came home and told me he'd bought me a "surprise." It turned out to be a roll of leopard-pattern duct tape. Does my guy know me or what?
The shiny red vinyl and the leopard tape just seemed a heavenly match. So I put tape on the spine and up onto the covers, folded up some peach colored text paper for the pages, made seven signatures and started stitching. I used some fairly heavy hemp cord for the stitching. It's OK, but I would have loved it if I'd had something gold and metallic.
Instead of punching holes in the spine like a usually do, I tried doing the slot trick. Since this vinyl cuts really easily, it was pretty simple to cut four slits in the spine. Then I just stitched my long stitch binding like a usually do, but this time through the slits instead of separate holds. The hardest thing is getting the cord to lie flat and stay where you put it on the spine.
I do like this color...
The shiny red vinyl and the leopard tape just seemed a heavenly match. So I put tape on the spine and up onto the covers, folded up some peach colored text paper for the pages, made seven signatures and started stitching. I used some fairly heavy hemp cord for the stitching. It's OK, but I would have loved it if I'd had something gold and metallic.
Instead of punching holes in the spine like a usually do, I tried doing the slot trick. Since this vinyl cuts really easily, it was pretty simple to cut four slits in the spine. Then I just stitched my long stitch binding like a usually do, but this time through the slits instead of separate holds. The hardest thing is getting the cord to lie flat and stay where you put it on the spine.
I do like this color...
Somebody not only loves you but knows you so well--LOL! ;) Slits! Never would have thought of that. It turned out quite cute. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift. And you used it right away. You go girl.
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