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The little book you have been watching evolve is now finished and for sale in my Big Cartel shop.

Five pages, sewn tissue bases heavily embellished with hand embroidery and scraps of vintage cloth. 

Each page backed with stitched tissues before being joined with handmade ball buttons. 

This one has been 'in progress' for some time, always a joy to pick up and embroider.

You can see more of this little books journey here, here, here and here. 

       

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• This is familiar territory for you - white on whit... by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
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In my last post about this hand embroidered artist book I mentioned how the next stage would be to back each page.

That is happening now and I am about to create a front and back cover, again from delicate stitched papers. 

I demonstrate the backing process in the video today.

In the video I also show a glimpse of the embellishment on each page, pages created by first stitching delicate tissue papers and tearing them to create surfaces for hand embroidery. 

       

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• This is one of the projects I wish I could touch (... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www ...

The pages for my new artist book are almost finished.

The surfaces are embellished with hand stitch and scraps of vintage cloth so I'm now considering the left hand edges, the edges which will be secured when this finally reaches book form.

Once the edges are attached with more hand stitching these pieces will need to be backed with more stitched paper.

I will then bind them together with either ribbon or hand stitched ball buttons....or maybe both. 

       

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• You have some lovely textures going on there! by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
• So beautiful and ...

 Another short video today, also from the 'other place'.This is a good way for me to recoup my work from there but don't worry I won't do this every post.It's artist book faffing today.  

       

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• So much to look at (and admire, of course)! by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128

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  Fine white Japanese tissue papers, stitched on my sewing machine before being embellished with hand embroidery.Sewing these surfaces on the sewing machine makes them very receptive to hand stitch. It's hard to describe how lovely, fragile and delicate these feel in your hand.My big 'to do' list now has stitch more Japanese tissue added!    

       

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• Gorgeous - as you say, all that delicate texture i... by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
• I don't know of anyone else who would think to... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128

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