I finished my book for Darcy's Postcard Challenge 2012.
It's the first time I've ever done a Coptic Stitch binding and I really like how it turned out.
The pages are alot thicker at the bottom because of the pockets I added to each page to hold the postcards so to accommodate for that I used pretty thick thread for the stitching of the binding.
The binding is one inch strips of tyvek that I painted a copper color with acrylics.
I got the idea and instructions for making this"Coptic Stitch binding for individual pages" book from watching Barb on UStream. You can see the recording of how to make the book HERE. Thanks to Barb for always being such an inspiration!
Below are some pictures of the completed book:
I have my postcard started. I think for me, the hardest part will be figuring what to write on the back. This creative writing is pretty far out of the norm for me, but always a good idea to get out of one's own normal, right?
Thanks for taking a look!
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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