tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44282585391877209502024-03-04T20:32:51.431-08:00BYU Bookbindingproject ideas, links, and fun infonatalie malanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08915088975011459648noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-47293850585874883732009-05-30T12:14:00.001-07:002010-06-02T08:58:38.383-07:00Little Memory Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4eFQisSd5Qh38Xho3AdPFKSembxj3Ep84mjYGDYoCetN0gABnU5I1QYnVR75-mteJMo7_FHrwGSnuC3LpdIHHqa_S-ddpY9a_yt8sN8cF8SOQlfneZK4w9jp7A4M8mQ_4jw3mLrQRfc/s1600-h/random+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4eFQisSd5Qh38Xho3AdPFKSembxj3Ep84mjYGDYoCetN0gABnU5I1QYnVR75-mteJMo7_FHrwGSnuC3LpdIHHqa_S-ddpY9a_yt8sN8cF8SOQlfneZK4w9jp7A4M8mQ_4jw3mLrQRfc/s320/random+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341698561993915666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVt9P7x3meQ6f1EG_DJe-WyJqvCmC0Kvcv60K15pngiZgQCc9jRZgarU8klBCBUDEHJhSM0MpVdwMAzwUt0v3UQRQWl9IzBdqWPK7fPaDk25Npwt0NZzuZe9Cn94ejb48LFAYm5OKaVQ/s1600-h/random+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVt9P7x3meQ6f1EG_DJe-WyJqvCmC0Kvcv60K15pngiZgQCc9jRZgarU8klBCBUDEHJhSM0MpVdwMAzwUt0v3UQRQWl9IzBdqWPK7fPaDk25Npwt0NZzuZe9Cn94ejb48LFAYm5OKaVQ/s320/random+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341698552089470338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Small coptics. I used paper left from another book and made these books 2X2in. I wouldn't try making a book much smaller than this. It only needed one set of holes.<br />After I had the books I wasn't quite sure what to do with something so small and then I got the idea that I could make it a little memory book with a thought or two on each page.<br /></span>jmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165291219988773471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-80702727573302215432009-05-29T12:51:00.000-07:002009-05-29T13:10:03.504-07:00Linocut Booklet<a href="http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/zestiecelery/?action=view¤t=101_0138.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/zestiecelery/101_0138.jpg" border="0" width=250 alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A twist on those simple Japanese bindings. I used my own linocut artwork for the cover and red waxed linen thread. The filler paper is just xerox paper that has been torn along three sides, giving it that feathered edge.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cjswoodlandshed.etsy.com">www.cjswoodlandshed.etsy.com</a>Celeste Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12976851844941457838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-48304439390512271322008-12-21T13:27:00.000-08:002008-12-21T13:31:56.705-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx1W3oQKh0gDXlFfTCl0FUfVZyrhEC8AEL4A9vno2AIbfIc8CZRErCw4fB2x8J5UcVmap_LenR2N1eqnhQ5QtY66zpzxdDa6Is4SUJMHVc3J6FpKP1xA-kcrGDhHAUySaSevCjhsEz-w/s1600-h/_MG_4542.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx1W3oQKh0gDXlFfTCl0FUfVZyrhEC8AEL4A9vno2AIbfIc8CZRErCw4fB2x8J5UcVmap_LenR2N1eqnhQ5QtY66zpzxdDa6Is4SUJMHVc3J6FpKP1xA-kcrGDhHAUySaSevCjhsEz-w/s320/_MG_4542.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282359097505753010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6Sr-XrXB7HkCYOXwIjU2Uk3v2rC9Zb2ahf-royE-al0mxSbG3LXd7kgm3TSRV4Gor2j4RsYhVtnraf2-hNRxq_E8LIcYCpiiNH3UAW47H1YhVauiytOsiZ5UaEaippJpVhV2WYefKtg/s1600-h/_MG_4548.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6Sr-XrXB7HkCYOXwIjU2Uk3v2rC9Zb2ahf-royE-al0mxSbG3LXd7kgm3TSRV4Gor2j4RsYhVtnraf2-hNRxq_E8LIcYCpiiNH3UAW47H1YhVauiytOsiZ5UaEaippJpVhV2WYefKtg/s320/_MG_4548.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282358821045425186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWFmKSNbN2OZeXsa3lEMvbsxE8lp2xE2L45Ka4BbkX43HDEiHu-CmMfnGCb1fDy16xepuDBvJoe2E5ccld4_QQa8yE3fvVQZEQgq0pxr6AxrRuAhtURxphgxQIT_IXD6XY45mbUd5gFk/s1600-h/_MG_4538.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWFmKSNbN2OZeXsa3lEMvbsxE8lp2xE2L45Ka4BbkX43HDEiHu-CmMfnGCb1fDy16xepuDBvJoe2E5ccld4_QQa8yE3fvVQZEQgq0pxr6AxrRuAhtURxphgxQIT_IXD6XY45mbUd5gFk/s320/_MG_4538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282358817573839682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnSxl_LNyLTYgq0L37gTslPU3uM5lGtyHTsTcwdgbcGHwjVsXdm_pzPkzahsxaRfRi5XsATIfFd7DNPsUpOjBgGEA0qF0vQk9fqdOK1KwsJpmXKoPFP0s4C15GycjJa8FESTjvkK3o2M/s1600-h/_MG_4540.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnSxl_LNyLTYgq0L37gTslPU3uM5lGtyHTsTcwdgbcGHwjVsXdm_pzPkzahsxaRfRi5XsATIfFd7DNPsUpOjBgGEA0qF0vQk9fqdOK1KwsJpmXKoPFP0s4C15GycjJa8FESTjvkK3o2M/s320/_MG_4540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282358799600885058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVj5ma2wjGdwW5evraaHcKnr9jaqGctB_F5X9uSuQA8KqG7bMKTWA3Rw39wssdwpjxfzqv_eiWwBIrYFcLrSI_olqpn4D6HCV7atWoGRzS48C7N5IFVQ1UXP6ajdNoTa1GKqGZdzST2s/s1600-h/_MG_4543.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVj5ma2wjGdwW5evraaHcKnr9jaqGctB_F5X9uSuQA8KqG7bMKTWA3Rw39wssdwpjxfzqv_eiWwBIrYFcLrSI_olqpn4D6HCV7atWoGRzS48C7N5IFVQ1UXP6ajdNoTa1GKqGZdzST2s/s320/_MG_4543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282358790822262690" border="0" /></a>Megan Truebloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078789925621248558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-5525773557751863862008-12-19T22:14:00.000-08:002008-12-19T23:17:00.522-08:00Heather's Guide to Turning Mistakes into Style ElementsHey guys, we all make mistakes, but you can fix them and take your book to the next level in the process. Here are two books that i messed up on... but you'd never know if i hadn't told you, huh?<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281763755859847570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiblwwQsqj3V-7JEFy1jhYkWxX_JA_yeF3iHcSM_kgz-9UgchGMKYyRuigNzCPSrCzP1SJNyyPjbcTVaVVwgbd2-JCGvhPR8vcIeC80ohyphenhyphenkvR5h733NxLUbXs6Ucyda4AV8IaJ8YQElo/s320/sweet.JPG" border="0" /><br />This clamshell box had a couple of glue stains on the front, so i added the 3 citrus decals to the front as well as the ribbon that matches the sweet-bound book inside the clamshell. the ribbon and the decals make the entire style of the box more cohesive. You can make decals from cut-outs of existing prints or design your own by cutting shapes from solid colored paper.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281763746801633106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWTHxMSrQho3BriQOG9ooIDQ328vGkUg4Q6DnhhlPJNzcZi2c03UJbMnakgWgSk5yo6JvIiHFWSdvX8ys533d72lydhPGfQhfCZzp7yNq3ZmTCw9SRxbsDqSCUapQfOUhNFWZQ75PsE4/s320/coptic.JPG" border="0" /><br />Here's my coptic binding. See those ties on the front edge of the book? Yeah, i totally punched my cover holes all the way through both covers before i realized that i had them stacked the wrong way. Way to go, Einstein! Now you have to start ALL OVER! Not so fast. I duplicated the holes on both sides of the covers and i tied extra waxed thread into bows. These keep extra notes from slipping out on the go, or slide a pencil in between there and you've got yourself a great little Journal gift!<br /><br />Don't think you have to give up and start over when you make a mistake or two. Just use your happy little brain and create an aesthetically pleasing solution!<br />Hope this helps,<br /><br />Love, Heather!<br />(Evans)Heather LeeAnn Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00962557506837223565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-57301593994495926962008-12-18T18:14:00.001-08:002008-12-18T18:19:39.251-08:00SweeeeeetI made this sweet binding using maps I got from Mr. Grape in the library and left over linen tape I had. I also made my fabric hinges using tissue paper heat-n-bonded to muslin, which is an idea I stole from Rachel. Then I had a small amount of fabric from my hinges left so I decided to make a really small clam shell box. And yes, that is an ipod shuffle in it, so you can get the idea of the size.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3h24nwrtFYeGpZ2UUFJLUZW5pJBXaPTPbiM1BBkHrLDYCTdviE0TM9Ju8DIck86oI6yzke30G895gna4k7d_h6Ilc-kXOLS5bTyKzsEcvXycdlehEB-10wseZkzGtdURKdDxj_UOFntF/s1600-h/DSCF3220.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3h24nwrtFYeGpZ2UUFJLUZW5pJBXaPTPbiM1BBkHrLDYCTdviE0TM9Ju8DIck86oI6yzke30G895gna4k7d_h6Ilc-kXOLS5bTyKzsEcvXycdlehEB-10wseZkzGtdURKdDxj_UOFntF/s320/DSCF3220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319327904841282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix1d6byMNx0xBVhskQ0v6AFWMCfPwvcm4R-h5k8Wo9eyA_VzXmYMMwPiTRcYAUZbrtGTJs1roOmR3EDYRQvdtSNrr7A-CubpmTkvk5HnGnz9pUSoK9aewdByu9qq-b5VdNGA3GiPUs9xn/s1600-h/DSCF3222.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5o3J-vrBOW1XsyxfHGFdrXKJ9ow4zw8be_VvuWfpLojaH-Uv9myDO5NMV-DxUdheTdyaH7dBZOqb3zLNzJ1gnpDgjzFck7RtjzkRMP1ui_6rJ99bRQ0r5hfWrpaw6XPuueSAx0qu4ar7/s320/DSCF3224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281319351536156482" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Marci and Sarah!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13032255381796641076noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-46753896544943501412008-12-17T23:33:00.001-08:002008-12-17T23:47:55.935-08:00<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Good ol' punching tray</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn8-2HOqMI/AAAAAAAAABI/rAWt7nKIQ3s/s1600-h/1217082353.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn8-2HOqMI/AAAAAAAAABI/rAWt7nKIQ3s/s320/1217082353.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281030194676541634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn9FXNPQ5I/AAAAAAAAABQ/CPLlHWYoa30/s1600-h/1217082353a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn9FXNPQ5I/AAAAAAAAABQ/CPLlHWYoa30/s320/1217082353a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281030306639332242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn852dw0BI/AAAAAAAAABA/RBN2CEc_bwA/s1600-h/1217082351.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn852dw0BI/AAAAAAAAABA/RBN2CEc_bwA/s320/1217082351.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281030108871708690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn8yLIMWZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/trfRF_tQh6U/s1600-h/1217082350.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ReaoiAX10qA/SUn8yLIMWZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/trfRF_tQh6U/s320/1217082350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281029976979429778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What the flatback binding looks like inside.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My kit of bookbinding supplies.Sky W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11042282451824564904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-76564937862700137132008-12-17T16:29:00.000-08:002008-12-17T16:33:22.370-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k_ozkCSRq70/SUmZnvaSVmI/AAAAAAAAABM/kThTKjozMRE/s1600-h/DSCI0020.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k_ozkCSRq70/SUmZnvaSVmI/AAAAAAAAABM/kThTKjozMRE/s320/DSCI0020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280920946089285218" /></a><br />This is my book. I took cross-stitch sheets and bound them coptically with double-thick covers. On the front is a cross-stitched cat that I created. Inside is the story of the "Crooked Man", which is a tradicional nursery rhyme. This is my final project and my favorite book because it was my most creative.Mindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851335873010764970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-90798339803778241032008-12-17T16:26:00.001-08:002008-12-17T16:29:45.359-08:00Coptic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAmbfhS9HucrRkc76F7tfyxyKo3dhZdTW1WUcoUGVbqRO59n6tctq09j7WbxOqfI31GaU96yrUHe_GqU6A4VwIK8c6aVAv1p6gTGnuEiqB_RNmdnRPbdNam6yDJwT_jDBwVLT1FgLQ5GZ/s1600-h/n17803279_36667118_8572.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAmbfhS9HucrRkc76F7tfyxyKo3dhZdTW1WUcoUGVbqRO59n6tctq09j7WbxOqfI31GaU96yrUHe_GqU6A4VwIK8c6aVAv1p6gTGnuEiqB_RNmdnRPbdNam6yDJwT_jDBwVLT1FgLQ5GZ/s320/n17803279_36667118_8572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280920386132005074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqSxmbDT7BzaON7NBWy6eHvZn5m1saE8ZjUHRV8k0cviON4lZImEaa4-QpkrajtkGNm6laCMCju_pdUZWuS6CSOy9qqDwYLUpw1ZnOuEl5l3UVKK3q3rc0vr7UYsy5Fsv5xdk-5iOljzm/s1600-h/n17803279_36667117_3157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqSxmbDT7BzaON7NBWy6eHvZn5m1saE8ZjUHRV8k0cviON4lZImEaa4-QpkrajtkGNm6laCMCju_pdUZWuS6CSOy9qqDwYLUpw1ZnOuEl5l3UVKK3q3rc0vr7UYsy5Fsv5xdk-5iOljzm/s320/n17803279_36667117_3157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280920381382117874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeFnNFCRM3WhWLAeqwTIosdzYEp1P_n2OBzOar4MTqIf9SCzM9tNqifjevJoaTxSphdSJnaawvHuwiqIZvtL6vXs2-lqzk5QknoZItQlet5Eq6Gzw3JuZ0LJqfqsMMkdntG21DPlpqJfP/s1600-h/n17803279_36667115_3418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeFnNFCRM3WhWLAeqwTIosdzYEp1P_n2OBzOar4MTqIf9SCzM9tNqifjevJoaTxSphdSJnaawvHuwiqIZvtL6vXs2-lqzk5QknoZItQlet5Eq6Gzw3JuZ0LJqfqsMMkdntG21DPlpqJfP/s320/n17803279_36667115_3418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280920376092904786" border="0" /></a><br />Here is one of my coptics. I really loved this paper, and the way working with dark thread turned out. I like the knob too, even if it is a little impractical. It's cute. -Betsy SieberBetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194127692593689640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-77315221599421430422008-12-17T16:14:00.000-08:002008-12-17T16:18:37.106-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTPmX59LXpR_NMw427ia0Wjm-R-AtgGPIR5RxxlSTfvz-NmwiYwYKKog9sEpgNWlOysDiTyChBgaH6wAGaFCuxItbRKC_QbLI2TORD8EmcmjDovQnTs9QmWyXtZWW-GJwNCpHaXpT5_u7/s1600-h/P1010894.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTPmX59LXpR_NMw427ia0Wjm-R-AtgGPIR5RxxlSTfvz-NmwiYwYKKog9sEpgNWlOysDiTyChBgaH6wAGaFCuxItbRKC_QbLI2TORD8EmcmjDovQnTs9QmWyXtZWW-GJwNCpHaXpT5_u7/s320/P1010894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280917253461820754" /></a><br /><br />I loved the coptic, so I made 2 of them. one coptic, one sweet binding, and my flat back(not shown) are all matching to go into my clam shell. I had a lot of fun making these crazy patterned books!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02534477995340509181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-32554696873734743092008-12-17T15:28:00.000-08:002008-12-17T15:40:04.414-08:00Children's Book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguHeB97ztBb5FnLWJxyU_LDSAFuJTvTOPYZgib9_JNQ2EdfvVJjX1K1CrsHZfTex2ibWXZbYy3nl3Hj4Wj4C2nR_YUoaPjPylXRw0dMaImZj8mwIVTXTepFoXcAr3Tsx0uNtYI0ZEGz3-/s1600-h/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguHeB97ztBb5FnLWJxyU_LDSAFuJTvTOPYZgib9_JNQ2EdfvVJjX1K1CrsHZfTex2ibWXZbYy3nl3Hj4Wj4C2nR_YUoaPjPylXRw0dMaImZj8mwIVTXTepFoXcAr3Tsx0uNtYI0ZEGz3-/s320/IMG_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280907024495818274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM513fTdzqAcI2QZ7JIMFhuRpthvOKmxr4P87ioQRwR19opCrQ9dtErG6cpeg6VDBPd_64RDg-NI5VxUZWXTOfpCXJKcDV1OSv_3992LaqpdNjVWxgqeTQshGIsyKmad45rgY-0AYi68C5/s1600-h/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM513fTdzqAcI2QZ7JIMFhuRpthvOKmxr4P87ioQRwR19opCrQ9dtErG6cpeg6VDBPd_64RDg-NI5VxUZWXTOfpCXJKcDV1OSv_3992LaqpdNjVWxgqeTQshGIsyKmad45rgY-0AYi68C5/s320/IMG_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280907027149834898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftY2sw-pnRyCL_hmwbmH2eHdoP_t3t_wPB2BAkRCdiFmbE1m7ErJ0J91bLDgQmPSdsEbSCeDG8ce6T7lmpb438nb24txw374wD9s58h903Op7hpJ2kSmfU-OsGaQ0YB5h0loLCwoj-YQ5/s1600-h/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftY2sw-pnRyCL_hmwbmH2eHdoP_t3t_wPB2BAkRCdiFmbE1m7ErJ0J91bLDgQmPSdsEbSCeDG8ce6T7lmpb438nb24txw374wD9s58h903Op7hpJ2kSmfU-OsGaQ0YB5h0loLCwoj-YQ5/s320/IMG_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280907031715740050" border="0" /></a><br />I wrote and illustrated in children's-book-fashion the love story of my husband and me. I made the book for our future children (I am expecting our first baby now). I wanted the book to be able to survive the destructive little hands of kids, so I made each page out of binders board. Because of this I could not use any of the binding techniques we have learned in class (no signature to thread in and out of). So I invented my own single-sheet binding.AmyCurtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259645154425759689noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-21848786131330041692008-12-17T15:23:00.000-08:002008-12-17T15:32:27.165-08:00Needlepoint Flatback<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuaYpH159XacQ8IgVfpgiK8Imxh4-V4DmzV50gj8iE3CGq6NRWq7iT6uNsgVQZzpVe94lAqp0_nyBuMcORWBideaitDX81Ox3-Wa29Zmoj4-TTz4fwu40SMWmFt385krPbfJ3FnpUwus/s1600-h/CIMG0154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuaYpH159XacQ8IgVfpgiK8Imxh4-V4DmzV50gj8iE3CGq6NRWq7iT6uNsgVQZzpVe94lAqp0_nyBuMcORWBideaitDX81Ox3-Wa29Zmoj4-TTz4fwu40SMWmFt385krPbfJ3FnpUwus/s320/CIMG0154.JPG" /></a></div>Here's my flatback book. The cover is made out of a hideous needlepoint housewarming gift I got back in May.<br />
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It's got six signatures because six is rather a good number. Especially where I come from.<br />
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It probably would have been a better idea to laminate the needlepoint first, before attaching it to the cover (I used an iron-on heat and bond deal to attach the yarn to the board) to eliminate the possibility of edge fraying and falling off. Next time.<br />
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Here's another shot of the front and back:<br />
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It's a good one in many ways, both for containing the complete works of William Shakespeare, and being large enough to press just about any book...although you probably viewed this as a downside if you had the class, I know I did at the time. At any rate, a book/stack of books and a board, like a drawing board, are very helpful in pressing ones booksjmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165291219988773471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-92114775344616427592008-12-17T13:22:00.000-08:002008-12-17T13:24:00.889-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T_JtIHAXtos/SUltzAI4bpI/AAAAAAAAAA4/nKdphFnL_FY/s1600-h/scrapy-opened.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T_JtIHAXtos/SUltzAI4bpI/AAAAAAAAAA4/nKdphFnL_FY/s320/scrapy-opened.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280872761046625938" /></a><br />I had some trouble with this one, and though I LOVE my flatback i think i should have gone smaller on my first attempt :)Jenny Ljunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758695332387487148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-804477514012942822008-12-17T13:14:00.000-08:002008-12-17T13:22:28.185-08:00scrappy scrapbook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T_JtIHAXtos/SUlr8xI5yKI/AAAAAAAAAAw/aM3iEccsAjg/s1600-h/scrapy-book.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T_JtIHAXtos/SUlr8xI5yKI/AAAAAAAAAAw/aM3iEccsAjg/s320/scrapy-book.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280870729795618978" /></a>Jenny Ljunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758695332387487148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-38368489448209715302008-12-17T12:52:00.000-08:002008-12-17T13:14:16.755-08:00daisy shell box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T_JtIHAXtos/SUlrTISKaNI/AAAAAAAAAAo/mN3AZcbEwHA/s1600-h/daisy-clam-shell.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T_JtIHAXtos/SUlrTISKaNI/AAAAAAAAAAo/mN3AZcbEwHA/s320/daisy-clam-shell.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280870014453967058" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: webdings;">l</span> I had alot of fun with this one!</div><div>i made a matching baby book sweet binding to fit inside... also covered in daisy's :)</div>Jenny Ljunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758695332387487148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-76205265872035575012008-12-17T12:43:00.000-08:002008-12-17T13:06:31.462-08:00Green CopticI wanted to do a book out of mostly recycled materials so I made this. I made the bookcloth out of an old rice bag and the pages are made out of old newsprint and paper grocery bags. The paste downs are from pages in a magazine. I ended up really liking it though I admit that it was a little bit difficult to work with the burlap sack.<br /><br />In case you are wondering, yes that is Barack Obama and yes that is David Archuleta's signature.<br />--Matt Dinger (you won't recognize my name from my blogger id)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZw_6EfyEWU7vEaC0TAtlVSj4zJGASqdscPqIBEX0mNUSvXJYmOmQUUGPKgootNjjkX9_2paLehNoGgX2e6pxiVvu3KKzjlXUY1nPgl9YDE4Zb2nRcm39U-dMoOFyVdNCy4SuJAtOWPE/s1600-h/Burlap+Coptic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZw_6EfyEWU7vEaC0TAtlVSj4zJGASqdscPqIBEX0mNUSvXJYmOmQUUGPKgootNjjkX9_2paLehNoGgX2e6pxiVvu3KKzjlXUY1nPgl9YDE4Zb2nRcm39U-dMoOFyVdNCy4SuJAtOWPE/s320/Burlap+Coptic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280867675416471074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvDxBuMjGTgG25h90NBM6JE7ktKKzIilXTBqiM9-1qB_SSPB5R3vGueiH7X80BNrVjekONinA0b_MkbkcrVXxWaKt1FgXAFbv9A64O9nVZ5RKtMgR1SaeTU4ZgVp7XaVVWl9JXMU7_d8/s1600-h/CIMG5984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvDxBuMjGTgG25h90NBM6JE7ktKKzIilXTBqiM9-1qB_SSPB5R3vGueiH7X80BNrVjekONinA0b_MkbkcrVXxWaKt1FgXAFbv9A64O9nVZ5RKtMgR1SaeTU4ZgVp7XaVVWl9JXMU7_d8/s320/CIMG5984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280868298950465890" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-82173815081023097552008-12-17T08:35:00.001-08:002008-12-17T08:48:09.910-08:00my favoritesHere are some of my favorites from this semester.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuSz0fBnxn0D-VuGjz2eOWzkqjV9nIdYYbTDwetOP0OSJrFGgxM7MSiI_jlZelphyNJQfYoLIVTmlksY7dKIekizuzhYAdW8SaKCQCUr-Mq4TAdfLAu-KJPJlKRaj7fKeSePXH9uemiBt/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuSz0fBnxn0D-VuGjz2eOWzkqjV9nIdYYbTDwetOP0OSJrFGgxM7MSiI_jlZelphyNJQfYoLIVTmlksY7dKIekizuzhYAdW8SaKCQCUr-Mq4TAdfLAu-KJPJlKRaj7fKeSePXH9uemiBt/s320/046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280799628347580354" border="0" /></a><br />An almost all pink book for a favorite 3 year old. It was just by chance I found some great pink paper. The end papers didn't work quite how I wanted because the paper was a little too thin, but it was a fun experiment anyway.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf6jMMwBKVuxO_SNk0plFnzE3EshHYrSezNNhuDlnp6ckV7dzx72No6he3lvQ6XKmBKDtgMipuHiV6c0hPCkrzesg29KyKa70gM5JKRgbHpXzZ4aG8YvaeMhMmdB1kmSF3dSuZMP60ziy/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf6jMMwBKVuxO_SNk0plFnzE3EshHYrSezNNhuDlnp6ckV7dzx72No6he3lvQ6XKmBKDtgMipuHiV6c0hPCkrzesg29KyKa70gM5JKRgbHpXzZ4aG8YvaeMhMmdB1kmSF3dSuZMP60ziy/s320/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280799624851415538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01DRZCAjxgeuVss9IBI2cA91rkdrDYxQzE6Kf_SjdXqEkzsy5kGKjjdjbEbh5Hv_zqXV_8Trvtp2JpZr882EZSSnLwz-sDhxXneC8mywkDHD1Aj909rvayTbY0iRoPqFj7Ykc77KHpo14/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01DRZCAjxgeuVss9IBI2cA91rkdrDYxQzE6Kf_SjdXqEkzsy5kGKjjdjbEbh5Hv_zqXV_8Trvtp2JpZr882EZSSnLwz-sDhxXneC8mywkDHD1Aj909rvayTbY0iRoPqFj7Ykc77KHpo14/s320/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280799618096467842" border="0" /></a><br />This is a modified sweet binding. Instead of using a whole panel of binders cloth around the first and last signatures, I used only strips, and it was of the same wallpaper as the covers. I loved the effect of the twist in the ribbon. I watercolored the edges of the paper.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAPIGuXLfGpudWwhpBsCMfcerCS5jSfPwXNX33GCqMkS07RQlakbZAoTh-JZDE3RhhyphenhyphenYCLvzmolofpAYSOiTH8i5aGn8Wo2cruvM6Tayr30MLxlcimDZv2AyoTJJr6PNy_BAhXHbXbZ-n/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAPIGuXLfGpudWwhpBsCMfcerCS5jSfPwXNX33GCqMkS07RQlakbZAoTh-JZDE3RhhyphenhyphenYCLvzmolofpAYSOiTH8i5aGn8Wo2cruvM6Tayr30MLxlcimDZv2AyoTJJr6PNy_BAhXHbXbZ-n/s320/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280799616285621074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz7SJAKq9limBJ3-_4dEOpmnjrv2gMACTlzaJWuUBZtpOcLSx0TNOQouqMIkUFth8lQzeeGbcddN8HCAmhlFC7abQUBMyLcH6O0KOrjTLemX8__x5lRSQtwvMZWhR3-7MzdBnD9FJKhom/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz7SJAKq9limBJ3-_4dEOpmnjrv2gMACTlzaJWuUBZtpOcLSx0TNOQouqMIkUFth8lQzeeGbcddN8HCAmhlFC7abQUBMyLcH6O0KOrjTLemX8__x5lRSQtwvMZWhR3-7MzdBnD9FJKhom/s320/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280799612057236194" border="0" /></a><br />And this little matching set is just too cute. They are quite small, and the paper on the covers really is shiny like it appears in these pictures. The eyelets on the coptic are actually pieces from an old necklace that I never wore anymore. (It is fun to figure out how to use stuff I already have!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-82547218955951230952008-12-17T08:15:00.000-08:002008-12-17T08:23:29.070-08:00Christmas Gifts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWKr6N4zDob927es_hxu-4GDISZ22jp2Whnt850dAZkNbS-_PmL9GJhm0rEUQZEeFhInVfrKnsxORr5SYYRn3PPK7aRTidMp9uTEnaRRxihmpOoU0R3mJdc1NNqec9beAIjT3F6AS0cpL/s1600-h/IMG_3783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWKr6N4zDob927es_hxu-4GDISZ22jp2Whnt850dAZkNbS-_PmL9GJhm0rEUQZEeFhInVfrKnsxORr5SYYRn3PPK7aRTidMp9uTEnaRRxihmpOoU0R3mJdc1NNqec9beAIjT3F6AS0cpL/s320/IMG_3783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280795210963900514" /></a><br />I decided that because finals are crazy and Christmas is just around the corner that I would use some of these projects as an excuse to make gifts for friends and family. I decided to use a sweet back bound book as a journal for a friend (with a button and thread as a decorative closure) and using the clamshell box as a handmade box to hold family photos. I'm Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138449100249224729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-21978406767527676872008-12-16T20:31:00.000-08:002008-12-16T21:05:35.621-08:00<div>Here are my favorite books... I am glad I took this class!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXTsKnaOJbi3BWxTo_vdG64jU7bWupa4vXtJgfZA6MV_JOxxXgft7kbZ6uBW9VFV7gGY9AZG2oAJ-g1FomDUGqMb7kCYpMbPYM41k2e7ftEFIauoTVvK3Gs2c2nxaSXcc0Vg5sSDOBFU/s1600-h/100_7913.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXTsKnaOJbi3BWxTo_vdG64jU7bWupa4vXtJgfZA6MV_JOxxXgft7kbZ6uBW9VFV7gGY9AZG2oAJ-g1FomDUGqMb7kCYpMbPYM41k2e7ftEFIauoTVvK3Gs2c2nxaSXcc0Vg5sSDOBFU/s200/100_7913.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280616280728803442" /> my pretty floral sweet binding</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9O3quvGmfHxRPudK90yr4fbYXc7s9wvN_AwA51ERXLdA3HKrpNr9fSgv0OJBNbkeqbLJ0bwFdT5ToP58_D329tWRMqGxzf7eOCgJHBEuxyAlPHJWID87C4n4MEbzLDClcPYjmCHTVIuQ/s1600-h/100_7902.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9O3quvGmfHxRPudK90yr4fbYXc7s9wvN_AwA51ERXLdA3HKrpNr9fSgv0OJBNbkeqbLJ0bwFdT5ToP58_D329tWRMqGxzf7eOCgJHBEuxyAlPHJWID87C4n4MEbzLDClcPYjmCHTVIuQ/s200/100_7902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280614428111083394" /> I had fun carving the cover on this coptic binding</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBb1W-BSLT_kpIEKqVlKycrdWjZv1Gi5oIdLs_zhBjsMMEh3yEzQid-1Q9-Y38ZcENUKaOeBcdsdLRku45R5OPA_vgheHgc0JZC9NNRyLzd6sT9oLV7y1KI1NOVYvr-xj0xjytEdpLKE/s1600-h/100_7900.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBb1W-BSLT_kpIEKqVlKycrdWjZv1Gi5oIdLs_zhBjsMMEh3yEzQid-1Q9-Y38ZcENUKaOeBcdsdLRku45R5OPA_vgheHgc0JZC9NNRyLzd6sT9oLV7y1KI1NOVYvr-xj0xjytEdpLKE/s200/100_7900.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280614194172274834" /> green aerial maps in flat back binding</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9Ivkw-HT5_nbSKKsryhWuG7WO69J6mAfC5gast7ZOyZMjBPHR7gyAP3q6um3ceZht7UOFH-plD4Z8gTsMxhBZj7vfHAZ4NTvoKnDEKskHhDaw9akIt-8ejBn4lsrGbht_vEOntU7oFk/s1600-h/100_7901.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9Ivkw-HT5_nbSKKsryhWuG7WO69J6mAfC5gast7ZOyZMjBPHR7gyAP3q6um3ceZht7UOFH-plD4Z8gTsMxhBZj7vfHAZ4NTvoKnDEKskHhDaw9akIt-8ejBn4lsrGbht_vEOntU7oFk/s200/100_7901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280613410149782514" /> covered with khaki skirt scraps</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNsikgNJFMUtIpjVDaM-h7WWBcYaRRKErUh8f10_aQW0UnyzlmS6qd0mzkVOa4rR_WEXRCOJIi9f1kbHzmd_Dqj9VetGP9u4GqHFJUKwwzXnVuKV_jbytSI33KH1hVFU72Z4MzM_QflA/s1600-h/100_7906.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNsikgNJFMUtIpjVDaM-h7WWBcYaRRKErUh8f10_aQW0UnyzlmS6qd0mzkVOa4rR_WEXRCOJIi9f1kbHzmd_Dqj9VetGP9u4GqHFJUKwwzXnVuKV_jbytSI33KH1hVFU72Z4MzM_QflA/s200/100_7906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280612847406810418" /> brown and yellow maps (with a few green accents) in coptic binding...</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjut26ZgP2KBxBtiAN-VU-ywM99vL-LFyjwQ4GZ1jVhAmpQ6RRIOkrphXe0sUn6g-aD2JxoEdM_xda8-9hOsyisUtUII4Fzsbs0FCFMHFEHn8AIlFJ15eWN910llnhSVyjdPG9eq5nek/s1600-h/100_7916.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjut26ZgP2KBxBtiAN-VU-ywM99vL-LFyjwQ4GZ1jVhAmpQ6RRIOkrphXe0sUn6g-aD2JxoEdM_xda8-9hOsyisUtUII4Fzsbs0FCFMHFEHn8AIlFJ15eWN910llnhSVyjdPG9eq5nek/s200/100_7916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280612695471457682" />covered in soft microsuede</a><br /><div><br /></div>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888881827644141768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-58499944155999974312008-12-16T12:52:00.000-08:002008-12-16T13:04:40.793-08:00Just plain cute<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yGVK-jH3RE55D4p7caFAylAx7K5Hokt1XrpeaQAHOQlDrwvGbci9i8-3FBFIAKNAHAkibbuk_ivbS9nXXiXplkxnbjj0FoilzfNQaN0VEkqZlOT955Wi-ScNf5NjNdyuLCnyN9yf5OQ/s1600-h/IMG_0410%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yGVK-jH3RE55D4p7caFAylAx7K5Hokt1XrpeaQAHOQlDrwvGbci9i8-3FBFIAKNAHAkibbuk_ivbS9nXXiXplkxnbjj0FoilzfNQaN0VEkqZlOT955Wi-ScNf5NjNdyuLCnyN9yf5OQ/s320/IMG_0410%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495560710066098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB4xfGATSmYB_ANlxSqT4EBqVStCGYbkDg3O7yFYKbC24i-yEl1nt7hSpOwviaXkxwiVhWCxhIEfYaCknwOIyqM9bPPhtajRr2FL89Q__LLLWpEsfjd0zamSky3B5tv9389MYZlkxl2g/s1600-h/sweetbind.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB4xfGATSmYB_ANlxSqT4EBqVStCGYbkDg3O7yFYKbC24i-yEl1nt7hSpOwviaXkxwiVhWCxhIEfYaCknwOIyqM9bPPhtajRr2FL89Q__LLLWpEsfjd0zamSky3B5tv9389MYZlkxl2g/s320/sweetbind.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280496720981393234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dyX7utPAg-zuy1bKVWaCbJcSyM0MQYzNy_QVGmgvQqrgvS_D_JEWVr2BkCeBUDjRTy0H9OBsUI6W9Ly43aOAiQNL-fk1U4sinr_BcMdZOlQ1qohCZbY8muDF3_DWrWLg8jq3h1O8Eac/s1600-h/IMG_0456%5B1%5D"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dyX7utPAg-zuy1bKVWaCbJcSyM0MQYzNy_QVGmgvQqrgvS_D_JEWVr2BkCeBUDjRTy0H9OBsUI6W9Ly43aOAiQNL-fk1U4sinr_BcMdZOlQ1qohCZbY8muDF3_DWrWLg8jq3h1O8Eac/s320/IMG_0456%5B1%5D" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280495575441493506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I learned how to recover a tiny Book of Mormon! It was a lot of fun. I gave it to my sister-in-law for her birthday and she said she loves to just sit and look at it. I made this sweet binding with a hook and loop sort of enclosure; I used a fabric covered brad used for scrapbooking instead of a button.The Sommerfeldt Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442395440413655967noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-4220270730195836732008-12-16T11:48:00.000-08:002008-12-16T12:01:55.181-08:00Comic Coptic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg44S1WU6QwZ603p0q_0X7URDstl26-Ghj4F-kMlbmSvcZ7MBQJkWpKN2nnhj1Mc2GME-PmpNY7R8Yg2B9vI3CP_s78Cpsk9CJK-FI-H8K153NdSPaVIN_1GiJDIyQBce8epJXnh5eM0K/s1600-h/book1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg44S1WU6QwZ603p0q_0X7URDstl26-Ghj4F-kMlbmSvcZ7MBQJkWpKN2nnhj1Mc2GME-PmpNY7R8Yg2B9vI3CP_s78Cpsk9CJK-FI-H8K153NdSPaVIN_1GiJDIyQBce8epJXnh5eM0K/s320/book1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280479178224991266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For my final project I decided to bind some Spanish Superman comics that I had on hand. I covered the front and back with Superman scrap booking paper and stitched the book w<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVuEtIoL-5t64-Vhmd9SXnNJYM-5QaQXuT2PIB7MZ07VGv7zDCvscsQbfr_C7r9ftfewknYDHWdIovcnxyxrMYAuGUwUCdzzXrsVpSp8qZVyguYcasBQ8WRKbmuzk5QykUKtoGEXpcN8N/s1600-h/book2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVuEtIoL-5t64-Vhmd9SXnNJYM-5QaQXuT2PIB7MZ07VGv7zDCvscsQbfr_C7r9ftfewknYDHWdIovcnxyxrMYAuGUwUCdzzXrsVpSp8qZVyguYcasBQ8WRKbmuzk5QykUKtoGEXpcN8N/s320/book2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280479927528870834" border="0" /></a>ith blue thread. Some of the comics were a little thicker than others and I debated whether or not I wanted to take some of the pages out of the thicker ones. I ended up leaving the comics in their original condition so some of the signatures are a little thicker than others but it ended up not making a huge difference in the binding.Jennifer Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930630420943891136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-26556286999542270542008-12-15T23:11:00.000-08:002008-12-15T23:18:26.555-08:00Comfortable Creativity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A3PS_-tqb-M/SUdU39UnBSI/AAAAAAAAABw/OogSUHXBB3Y/s1600-h/IMG_0598.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A3PS_-tqb-M/SUdU39UnBSI/AAAAAAAAABw/OogSUHXBB3Y/s320/IMG_0598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280282408445740322" /></a>So, I always thought that I have a creative side. It seems that at times, my creative side is best expressed when I am comfortable with something. Here is a photo of my first flat back. I have to admit, I like the half tattered edges. Now onto the joy of filling it with ideas and designs, my thoughts spilled out onto pages and now into seams hand sewn and pressed in bone. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-52477884777788395882008-12-15T12:22:00.000-08:002008-12-15T12:42:53.123-08:00Give Away Book<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMThmJN2KhOCbbAF_sd0VJ0-_mvoMt6iMA8TNgijKhNmrwNo0srB6K3E7dXFVr35qy_9Vc8GZgKnfnEe8J7C8FknE7CjQFXV46039Mz_JLe5WHjymhck7hZEXlXZjp6VS9CwI9QbpHPdG_/s1600-h/Bekah's_book_006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280116406864741186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMThmJN2KhOCbbAF_sd0VJ0-_mvoMt6iMA8TNgijKhNmrwNo0srB6K3E7dXFVr35qy_9Vc8GZgKnfnEe8J7C8FknE7CjQFXV46039Mz_JLe5WHjymhck7hZEXlXZjp6VS9CwI9QbpHPdG_/s320/Bekah's_book_006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0haBaZCZPeA7LdrdDHEaUw-ZmdYaKtEjn9v1xLKom-CAPqV3gF2zVe2cc4up_iOOm57smQtjOaoXeUQD59CO_qvUC0BbFdmTd4tilrTuxLg70gxc__QhUW-VnPnT3cTz9DmurpodZOxDB/s1600-h/Bekah's_book_022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280116208444483106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0haBaZCZPeA7LdrdDHEaUw-ZmdYaKtEjn9v1xLKom-CAPqV3gF2zVe2cc4up_iOOm57smQtjOaoXeUQD59CO_qvUC0BbFdmTd4tilrTuxLg70gxc__QhUW-VnPnT3cTz9DmurpodZOxDB/s320/Bekah's_book_022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#003300;"><strong>I had fun making this book. I think it was a flatback stitch, etc, and then I put leather over it, a kind of a 3/4 binding, but with leather. It doesn't wrap around the binders board itself, just around the whole book. Obviously it's also deckled. The finished product looked really cool. </strong></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-58510720322145965912008-12-11T22:12:00.000-08:002008-12-11T22:21:03.363-08:00yellow sweet binding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2ZRQ-VorpMSagsyO6csafW4S0hl95lXZQU9CT8xFyrd89atUbfXqSlxCtwQqtJHLWSRL7rD2cHC9DluSm-SGX8rhpdMaUw0A-RXFNq30tnbd6EfJ0URQEZoiykjPq8KzULrrcC6xdGE3/s1600-h/IMG_0363.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278784409543923714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2ZRQ-VorpMSagsyO6csafW4S0hl95lXZQU9CT8xFyrd89atUbfXqSlxCtwQqtJHLWSRL7rD2cHC9DluSm-SGX8rhpdMaUw0A-RXFNq30tnbd6EfJ0URQEZoiykjPq8KzULrrcC6xdGE3/s320/IMG_0363.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZFlvOhNvOnXrRJrJJEJp8ulcZg6kF0jQukt8L6V4s33FceYTST8NKDjCmXcxHW1kSrtPDJ9edUYX9Zj_r2E5gRi4iXpdhPEYvvu8ebL_o0oIGELZW9lA75lt6TNFsdZ5_m00kSjZBGFe/s1600-h/IMG_0362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278784400786995474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZFlvOhNvOnXrRJrJJEJp8ulcZg6kF0jQukt8L6V4s33FceYTST8NKDjCmXcxHW1kSrtPDJ9edUYX9Zj_r2E5gRi4iXpdhPEYvvu8ebL_o0oIGELZW9lA75lt6TNFsdZ5_m00kSjZBGFe/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I love the sweet binding. This is my first sweet binding. I really like this style of book because there are so many elements to it that can make it unique. For this book I had another vision in mind, but it turned out a little more creative because of problems that arised. :) I was orginally going to make it a litter bigger and because that didn't work out, the ribbon I had purchased didn't fit. So I ended up just using one strand of ribbon, which I think turned out really cool and because it is such a small book it wasn't really a problem. With the button I just glued it on for looksies. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4428258539187720950.post-90365370216284724832008-12-11T15:28:00.001-08:002008-12-11T15:44:55.261-08:00Everyone Loves a Sweet Binding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8R1xafyhJ-MKAb_3rnmKpF59ZOwLyzlmUjDjueSYX6l3PLn8xHR96ctGTPeX1F7rBwApIygnbHw1vWkEzaWZFQyAdWlMmlc4mqpq_1KldfPCQgwIFty4bzI0X72zwNKh-zhW7KvV1VI/s1600-h/sweetbinding2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8R1xafyhJ-MKAb_3rnmKpF59ZOwLyzlmUjDjueSYX6l3PLn8xHR96ctGTPeX1F7rBwApIygnbHw1vWkEzaWZFQyAdWlMmlc4mqpq_1KldfPCQgwIFty4bzI0X72zwNKh-zhW7KvV1VI/s400/sweetbinding2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278678970669901826" border="0" /></a><br />I made this sweet binding as a gift for a friend. She didnt really appreciate it, so that sorta sucked, but it was fun to make. I think the stitch is so beautiful that I used skinny satin ribbon to replicate it on the cover of the book.<br /><br />After covering the binder's board with bookcloth and before I attached the cover, i used a ruler to mark 2 columns of holes down the binder's board. I think i placed them 1/2 inch apart horizontally and maybe 1/4 inch apart veritcally (I can't remember for sure). At first I just poked small holes with my awl, and then after I had marked them all, I used the awl to make holes all the way through the cover. I made the holes just big enough to fit a needle threaded with ribbon.<br /><br />After poking all the holes, I trimmed the volcano things off the inside of the cover and burnished the board flat with my bone folder, just like you would for a coptic binding.<br /><br />To sew the ribbon through the cover, I started from the inside at the bottom left hole, leaving a tail of ribbon inside the cover a couple inches long. I went directly across to the coordinating hole in the right hand column and then on the inside, up to the second hole from the bottom on the right side and back out to the front. On my way back over to the corresponding hole on the left side, I picked up the stitch that connected the two bottom holes, careful not to pull the tail of ribbon through the cover. I just repeated these steps until I got to the top, and tied the two ends of ribbon together on the inside of the cover. I could have debossed the cover, so when the endpapers were glued down, it would have been smooth, but I decided not to worry about it.<br /><br />Sorry for the long explaination. I just thought I would write it all out in case anyone else wanted to give it a try. This was probably my favorite book I made this semester, and I'm sad i gave it away.Rachel Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12640362541648542586noreply@blogger.com6