Woven Chain Guest Book
August 5th, 2009 | Link
I’m unabashedly pleased with myself on this guest book, which is a wedding gift for Jane and Patrick.
There are three sections of Rives BFK cover-weight paper totalling 24 sheets. The sections are attached to the spine using the Woven Chain sewing from the second volume of Keith Smith’s non-adhesive binding series, 1- 2- & 3-Section Sewings, and 12/3 waxed linen thread. There’s 1/4″ between the first and second sewing stations at the top, and 3/4″ between the remaining sewing stations. There are a couple of reasons why I like this sewing (in spite of the agony of punching all those holes): it’s attractive on the outside, and it has good structural integrity because thread runs all the way down inside each sections.
Finished size is 11-5/8″ wide by 7-3/4″ high by 1-3/8″ deep. Jane picked out the lovely geranium Japanese paper from The Paper Place. The book cloth is Asahi book cloth from Talas.
w00t. this frakkin’ rocks. and it will look great with my shoes. seriously. thank you sooo much.
Hah – I was thinking the same thing!
Just stunning. Keith Smith would be proud of you. I haven’t tried this stitch but I will (once I find my Keith Smith books) now that you’ve inspired me. Your friends are very fortunate to have this album.
Yeah, that book is pretty super cool awesome. I love Japanese paper.
You mentioned punching holes…did you use one of those screw punch thingies? I wonder if a drill might be easier.
Yeah, I used a screw punch with a 1.5mm bit. It makes a nice clean hole, but it’s a lot of plunging. I should try a drill. Or a Dremel
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Thank you Carol, that’s very nice of you!