Book Three

I have just finished the third book from an online class with LK Ludwig (class info here).  This is a great class, three for $15.  Can't beat that! 

My third book is the Seed Pearl stitch.  I just wanted a quick sample book for myself, but in retrospect, I should have used some real cords.  Instead, I used some old paper twist (? drawing a blank on what it is called) that was in a bag of stuff to get rid of.  Seemed like a good idea at the time - it was sturdy enough, handy, and I could fray the ends when done and fan the paper to make an interesting cover.

When LK says sewing over all those cords is sometimes like fighting an octopus, she wasn't kidding.  What I was using was even worse. Since it had been coiled for who-knows-how-many-years, it had a natural curve that would not lie straight while I was sewing.  And I'm not sure it's every going to be flexible enough for the book to lie flat.  But...I like the binding and will do one again.  For sure.

(In case you are wondering, book 2 is the wrapped straps, and my sample is in the Nov 4th post.  Book 1 is sewn over tapes, which is what I've used on all my stencil books and is in LK's book Creative Wildfire.  The sewn over tapes really has become my go-to technique lately!)