{"id":10454,"date":"2021-04-28T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=10454"},"modified":"2021-04-30T12:16:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:16:35","slug":"gray-and-gold-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2021\/04\/gray-and-gold-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray and gold book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the April book from Vintage Page Design’s Handmade Book Club<\/a>, the sewn-over-tapes binding. I decided to sew organza onto the tapes to fluff them out and add more dimension. There are gaps to allow the covers to lie flat and I didn’t want those gaps to be so obvious. Also I have these lovely strips of dyed organza sitting around begging to be used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a photo of the sewn spine before the covers are put on. You can see how lively the organza is. There is a cloth tape under there to give the whole strip some strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here are a few views of the completed book with the covers attached. The book is 6 inches high by 4 inches wide. The covers are made from book board and homemade book cloth. A cotton remnant jumped out of my stash and said “use me!” so I did. I ordered a roll of 3-ply waxed linen thread in the light color because all my thread is 4-ply or higher and I wanted this to have a finer thread. The pages are BFK Rives. Very soft and actually hard to turn because they cling to each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book has a nice feel in the hand and the organza has a shine and loft that add to its appeal. Opening it is like opening a nicely wrapped present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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