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Showing posts with label book cover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book cover. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Needle Felting Book Cover Finished!

From my September 3rd post - here again it the front cover of my Needle Felting book cover.



I decided that before stitching a decorative edge around the front of the cover, maybe it would be nice to line the inside - let's see . . . 

I found this piece of beautiful wool at my local quilt shop.  I loved the color contrast, so I was willing to give it a try.  I measured, cut, and pinned the lining (wool piece) to the front cover.  


I then decided that I would prefer the blanket embroidery stitch.  I used multi-colored silk floss (3 strands for strength) and began my blanket stitching around all four edges.   Remember that you leave a long end of floss at the first stitch and then weave it into or knot to secure.



Here is a look at the finished cover.  Inside and outside.  I am very pleased with the appearance.  




Next, I will need to add the paper.  I have measure, cut, folded and punched holes with a book binding ale into my chosen paper.  I am ready with my waxed linen bookbinding thread and begin to sew the pieces into place.   Measure one inch for the tail of your thread and then measure three times the length of your paper page to determine how much thread you will need.   Once again, with the first stitch leave a tail so that you will be able to tie it off at the finish.


I then decided to add ribbon because I did not want the appearance of the sewn binding on my book cover on the inside or outside.  I attached the ribbon on the inside with some double sided tape just to keep it in place.  It's okey if late the tape releases itself (a break down of the glue) because the ribbon will be fixed on the outside of the binding.   On the outside side, I did a couple of random tack type stitches (ribbon to cover) to keep the ribbon in place. 


Here is the finished book cover.  I am pleased with this project.  I really like Needle Felting and I am going to start writing and sketching immediately into my new book!


Joy!






Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Book Binding

Took a Ribbon Book Binding Class
at Scrappnsavvy in Spring, TX  (scrappnsavvy.com)

L.O.O.K what I made!  

It's a Photo Album!

Front View 

 Side View

 Inside Cover and photo pages (sorry for the glare but the light just insisted on bouncing off the plastic photo holder pages)


Best Class Ever!!!  $30 ALL (yes ALL) supplies included!  We did get to choose our own paper for the outside and inside covers and the binding.  When we arrived at class our stations were ALL SET UP with all our supplies packaged neatly for us!  Plus and ladies this is a major plus - the book covers were already measured and cut for us! (And we all know what a difficult chore that is!).  What a deal!  Can hardly wait to take another class!  Oh My!

And kudos to the most patient and fun teacher ever: Jane Andrews!  



Saturday, September 3, 2016

Needle Felting - Book Cover

Needle Felting

My New Addiction (like I need one!).


Needle Felting is really quite easy after you watch a few You Tube videos explaining the supplies you will need and how to go about working the felt. 

I watched a couple of those videos - supply list in hand headed out to Hobby Lobby.   Totally surprised that they carried everything I needed.

Go to the yarn/cross stitch area.  You will see a bunch of Needle Felting Supplies.  To start you will need:

  • Needles (extra because you will break them!) 
  • finger protectors (because you will stab yourself!)
  • a piece of wool
  • styrofoam (lay your work piece on this when you are punching/stabbing)
  • roving (you will see these in packages of different colors)
Note: Roving is wool that you can pull from the end to make as thick or thin as you want in order to create your design.  

So here are a few photos of my first book cover - or a piece of felt that I am going to use to cover a book I bind myself.  Not sure if I will use plain paper, lined paper, or naturally dyed paper.  But, atlas, the book cover is made.  


So here I am - fully concentrated being very careful not to stab myself since I did that right away.  Decided to put on one of those finger protectors I purchased at the last minute - and now so glad that I did.  (Ignore all the other supplies laying around). 


Here you see me stabbing or punching the felt into the felt square.  Important:  it is a 100% wool felt square, and the wool I am needling or pounding in is called roving. 

Note the very important finger protector. 
I am doing a random design. 



Working it . . . 
It is a lot of fun!



A different angle of working it . . . 



Have added more roving and making it a fuller design. 



The finished piece!  Yay!  So once you have added all the you want in your design - you flip it over and iron it with the setting of your iron on wool.  This helps in "setting" the punches.   I am really proud of this first piece and ready to tackle something a little more challenging!



I'm thinking I may run a zig zag stich around the outer edges for a more a finished look in one of the colors within the design.  

Yay!  Happy Day!


Sunday, August 14, 2016

Book Cover

Reading this really brought a huge smile to my face!

Gonna use it to cover one of my art journals!