Because of the cut-outs in the amate, I glued it onto a shimmery orange backing. For the back, I used a piece of Davey bookbinders board covered with dark maroon lokta paper and backed with more of the shimmery orange paper.
I used more of the orange paper, cut into strips, to cover the folded edge of the signatures where they would show at the spine. The pages are white text paper with hand-torn edges. Finally, I added sheets of brown amate paper at the front and back of the book block as fly leaves and punched the stitching stations.
The book is bound with a single-needle coptic stitch with a dark purplish-brown waxed linen thread. The book measures about 8"x 8" and would make a lovely guest book on an entry table. Also, a journal or sketch book.
I do love this book.
That paper is gorgeous! Especially the front amate paper, but the back and insides are beautiful, too. :)
ReplyDeleteOh oooh, I hit jackpot today. A lot of books to enjoy, and all so different. I love how you cut outs in the cover paper and overlaid onto another orange paper. This is a high quality book...sigh...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frances, but i can't take credit for the cut-outs. It came that way. I bought several pieces, all sculpted differently, with spirals, crass-hatching, grids, etc. Can't wait to use more of them.
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