{"id":10172,"date":"2021-01-10T06:51:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=10172"},"modified":"2021-01-10T10:54:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:54:00","slug":"lotus-blossom-stab-binding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2021\/01\/lotus-blossom-stab-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus blossom stab binding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been working on several bookmaking projects, mostly to use up scraps that have been lying around. I found these two thick covers in my stash. They must have come from a collage pack somewhere along the line. I decided they would look good with a stab binding that would allow thread to sink in to the depth of the paper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wanted a rustic natural color paper for the pages. It took me awhile to find the right paper. Finally found some natural looking lotka (?) that I could cut to size. For good measure, I included some colored sheets separating every five pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I chose the binding pattern from Becca Hirsbrunner&#8217;s extensive <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/beccamakingfaces.com\/category\/tutorials-and-how-tos\/\" target=\"_blank\">library of tutorials<\/a>. The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/beccamakingfaces.com\/2014\/07\/06\/japanese-stab-binding-tutorial-lotus-blossom\/\" target=\"_blank\">lotus blossom<\/a> worked well. It doesn&#8217;t have too many holes and echoed the Nepalese feeling of the book. I&#8217;m happy with the way it turned out. The stitching was a lot of fun. I think it will be a good book to keep test rubber stamps or other small designs. It&#8217;s only 4-1\/4&#8243; x 4-3\/4&#8243; in size and the stab stitching takes up about an inch of the spine.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img_1969.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img_1969.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img_1969-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img_1968.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img_1968.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/img_1968-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been working on several bookmaking projects, mostly to use up scraps that have been lying around. 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