I am starting a couple of new projects. The one is the screen printing one I've chatted about. Unfortunately I can't really discuss this one much as it's for an exhibition, but the planning and preparation is interesting. I will be sticking some BFK Rives onto birch ply. In order to have a deckled edge and a narrow bit of wood showing, I need to ensure that I get the size exactly right and must allow for the paper stretching when damp. I learnt this test in bookbinding.This is also great for the … [Read more...]
The Silk Route
Here it is! The cover is the brown silk from the 100 mathematicians. It was lovely to be able to use all the little test scraps of tea-dyes silk and all those trials from the 100 mathematicians where the pen weight was too light. And of course my photographic record of how to do photgraphic screening. There are five sections bound with tapes made from the Theo fabric, and stitched with linen thread. Each chapter heading has an opening page - here is a hand-made bobbin lace doiley dyed in tea, … [Read more...]
Binding the The Silk Route
It's really good to keep records of what materials and methods are used - for your own reference and also to look reasonably intelligent when people say "What sort of ink did you use?"Throughout the screening process I took photos and made notes as it's a fantastic record for next time (ha-ha). I love making books and here was ready-made content to use instead of making blank books. The Silk Route in the making:I wanted a silk cover using the trial runs of the 100 Greatest Mathematicians.I … [Read more...]