Natural Dyeing with Susanne Grosjean
I had a great time at a workshop on March 9 with Susanne Grosjean of Hog Bay Handwoven Rugs. Here is a sampler of the range of dyes she works with. We had four...
Linked Hinge “Dream” book
The instructions for this Linked Hinge Binding came from Alisa Golden’s website, Making Handmade Books. The structure came to her in a dream! The papers came from my stash of dyed paper made last...
Interlocking Double Accordion
I used instructions from Alisa Golden’s website to make this Interlocking Double Accordion book. The paper came from my stash. I think it is Canson Mi-Tientes. I painted it in a paste paper workshop...
Buttonhole binding
This book is made with paper from my stash, painted with acrylics. The covers are thicker watercolor paper, the guard sheets are cheap Blick drawing paper. The text pages are the Mohawk Superfine text...
Two signature cross stitch binding
I made this book following the two-signature cross stitch binding instructions on Dryad Arts website. The paper is from Vintage Page Designs. Cover paper is from February Paper Club, “Fern.” Signatures are made with...
Doodleflowers
I finished 28 days of flowers in a one-page journal. Mostly from imagination, just a few from life. An enjoyable project that I found easy to keep up with, and infused my February with...