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| This is basically, the end result. |
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| Find your book you want to cover turn both top and bottom edge of fabric make sure it's about 3 inches or 8 cm |
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| Slide those two edges in one side and then the other, adjust till fitted. |
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| Make sure book closes with cover! This is how I was taught to cover all school books, just doing this with fabric now! |
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| Remove a press with iron, do not finish edge till motif is sewn down |
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| mark with watercolor pencil the flower was sewn down, then the tatting with ribbon. I stitched with french knots in white, to show off white in flower. |
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| Will stitch edge on sides making this a removable cover |
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| Now that the stitching is done, I just turned only the edge that shows when opening the book, not the other edges that are torn I want them to lie flat, so they are not visible underneath fabric on top of book. |
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| Stitch this together for that perfect fit and your done. cover can be removed and placed back on by bending one book cover backwards a little bit. |
This is unique!! You have wonderfull ideas,... And you carry them out!
ReplyDeleteOh thanks tally!
ReplyDeleteWhat a special cover!!! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a gift too, thanks
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! Good idea!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful gift, and for showing how you covered the book, very interesting and you have made a beautiful cover with the snowflake.
ReplyDeleteMargaret
Very pretty! Much better than the book covers I used to make out of paper grocery bags!
ReplyDeleteyes those old grocery bags I made so many :) but the were great to draw all over, got to where I pained on them in high school!
DeleteThat makes for a lovely journal cover. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank You I may do another one
ReplyDeleteI like very much your blog and the lovely things you make. You have very good ideas.
ReplyDeleteAnswering your question most of the times I buy the patterns but othertimes, the less, I draw them by myself. As you can see I like allmost all kind of handcrafts.
Regards,
Me gusta mucho tu blog y las preciosas labores que haces. Te agradezco mucho tus comentarios.
Respondiendo a tus preguntas, te diré que casi siempre compro los picados pero algunas otras veces, las menos, los dibujo yo misma.
Saludos,
Very neat! I do like your snowdrop.
ReplyDeleteOi amiga,lindo trabalho bem delicado.
ReplyDeleteE livro fica ,bem arrumadinho.
Adorei a dica.
Beijos fique com Deus.
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DeleteOhh wie schön du das gearbeitet hast. So viel feingefühl und es ist einfach nur wunderschön . Ich bewundere dich immer mehr wie sowas arbeiten kannst.
ReplyDeleteFreundliche Grüsse Marlies
thank you for visit, I do want to knit more and enjoy visiting your blog too I have only made one pair of socks and they were baby socks, must get a picture and post one day!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful!! What a great idea! I love finding new and fun uses for tatting!
ReplyDeleteI just found this post, and it is an excellent tutorial! This fabric is the perfect background for the beautiful tatted motif! I love the way you used French knots to anchor the picots. A lot of work but well worth it. I thought they were beads!
ReplyDeleteI also noticed your comment on the Sew Happy Lace blog, where she displays styrofoam bell forms. I've always used a styrofoam bells as the model over which I 'design' my tatted bells and for shaping them after dipping and blotting them them in the stiffener. The bell forms were easy to find years ago at all the craft stores. It seems these days you have to order them from the internet. I usually use the 3" size, but have other sizes as well. I always cover them first with a piece of plastic wrap (like Saran) so that the stiffened bell is easy to remove when it dries.
So pretty and what a great idea to use tatting.
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