tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post889545043309690863..comments2024-03-17T09:59:25.470-07:00Comments on Making Handmade Books: Sashiko-Inspired Book CoversAlisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649805582936306865noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-64531596108361278282012-08-17T08:33:52.147-07:002012-08-17T08:33:52.147-07:00Someone asked in email about the purpose of the wa...Someone asked in email about the purpose of the waxed paper. To clarify: you would use it to protect your work surface as you might use old magazines for scrap paper. The waxed paper is not attached to anything and not part of the project; it is thrown away after you apply glue to the back of your book cloth or paper.Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649805582936306865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-6244882839882677462012-08-15T21:15:21.988-07:002012-08-15T21:15:21.988-07:00I love the combination of embroidery and book, a ...I love the combination of embroidery and book, a place I have been stuck in for some time as I have been converting traditional blackwork embroider into exposed bindings. I am now thinking some of these patterns might also work. Thanks for another thoughtful and inspirational post. My well is certainly filled tonight. I agree that the tactile/hand qualities of sewing add such dimension, and also for me a sense of connecting to the past and the long line of women who as you point out embroidered as a way of making do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-34900879440661605442012-08-13T20:55:26.391-07:002012-08-13T20:55:26.391-07:00You're welcome, India! And it has been interes...You're welcome, India! And it has been interesting watching your process, Velma. Using natural materials to dye and stain cloth, and then sewing on it is so tempting…Always more to try!Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649805582936306865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-51723482012161359792012-08-13T17:45:02.990-07:002012-08-13T17:45:02.990-07:00always happy to drop over and read your thorough i...always happy to drop over and read your thorough instructions and tutorials. and thanks for the mention! the crossover, as india says, between cloth and paper and dye/patterning and books is rich, another ecotone to explore.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380631593644516380.post-35522968681312004192012-08-13T14:49:03.061-07:002012-08-13T14:49:03.061-07:00thank you for your kind mention. what i particular...thank you for your kind mention. what i particularly love about combining paper and stitch is that the sense of touch is more fully engaged<br />together with all the other possibilities that the buildup of surfaces bring.<br />while in Goleta recently my friend and i spent a pleasant afternoon working through some of your folded book techniques [from Making Handmade Books], creating variations and then adding stitch and dye to them. it's a great book with well-written instructions [i have a copy here at home too]india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.com