I'm still making fabric beads ad infinitum, but thought I'd post these pictures of a journal that I made after I had seen the
journals of Sue Bleiweiss.
I screenprinted this fabric long ago when I took a screenprinting class. The design is partly from a serviette and partly my own made-up doodles. I backed it with some batting and quilted it with some silver thread.
I used satin for the inside, but wouldn't use it again - too shiny and slippery - I would have preferred a cotton lining. But now I know. I sewed in 3 signatures of white and other coloured papers. I used old laminated posters (of which there are always plenty in an academic environment) as the stiffening, as I do not access to Peltex (which I think is what Sue uses). It worked fairly well, although it could be stiffer. But all in all, I'm pretty happy, for a first journal. Thanks to Sue Bleiweiss for inspiration!
I'm still making fabric beads ad infinitum, but thought I'd post these pictures of a journal that I made after I had seen the journals of Sue Bleiweiss.
I screenprinted this fabric long ago when I took a screenprinting class. The design is partly from a serviette and partly my own made-up doodles. I backed it with some batting and quilted it with some silver thread.
I used satin for the inside, but wouldn't use it again - too shiny and slippery - I would have preferred a cotton lining. But now I know. I sewed in 3 signatures of white and other coloured papers. I used old laminated posters (of which there are always plenty in an academic environment) as the stiffening, as I do not access to Peltex (which I think is what Sue uses). It worked fairly well, although it could be stiffer. But all in all, I'm pretty happy, for a first journal. Thanks to Sue Bleiweiss for inspiration!
2 comments:
I've been curious to try these journals! Nice work!!
No Peltex locally? I'll send you some if you'd like...
Wow. That'd be great! But tell me, what IS Peltex? - because perhaps I can find it in the town closest to us. Is it like thick felt?
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