Here comes the third book also uses the same velvet-like cord as a wrap-around tie. The knot actually resides on the spine rather than the foredge, compared to Volume 2. The cover uses a thick, metallic, slivery blue book cloth.

The second book in the series has a red and lucious cover and a velvet-like cord tying itself around. The inside end paper is a Thai banana paper with leaf prints. More to come in the next few days. Stay tuned for the third and fouth volumes.

Starting from today, I will post a volume of the 4 Books series each day. Each of them is characterize by the color combination of bookcloth and end paper, as well as the use of graph paper.

It's been a couple of months since I left off from this project. I wanted to finish by making it a slipcase, which I was so hesitant about. (I don't really know why.) I was thinking, maybe a box would be better? No, I thought, because I really wanted to show off the exposed binding. What's the point of doing exposed binding if you hide it in a box. A slipcase is perfect in this sense: you get to protect the cover while it's on the shelf but the exposed binding is still being "exposed" and shown.

The slipcase is made from the same faux leather material as the cover. Continuing the motif on the red stitching, the rim of the slipcase is covered with red faux leather. Most of the time people put a piece of ribbon inside the slipcase to help pulling out the book. I decided not to in this project: first of all it doesn't need one to pull the book out, secondly the added object would seem to destroy the integrity of the design.

Red and white has always been the perfect color combination for me. The end sheets are black with red prints (see previous entry on the making of the book) which is rather dramatic when you open the book.

According to Amy at Greenjeans, a store visitor thought that it would be nice to have some "pocket-sized coptics." Well his wish is granted, this is the first book in the series.

This miniature is a 1-needle coptic, meaning that the sewing is done along the spine, back and forth along each section. Its height is approximately 4.5 inches.

Continuing my affection for the new long stitch and link stitch book, I made another one in about a month ago. I use faux white leather and red threads in this book.



The cover was constructed with holes pierced for the stitching:


Here is a close up of the stitching in progress:

Visitor Sharon knows that I have always loved the blue/yellow flowery print paper (first on left) and she wrote to me to tell me that there are other colors for the same pattern available at Paper Source in Highland Park, IL. I previously bought some similar sheets of Ross Decorative which they also have at the store as well. Thanks to Sharon for the tip!

Working on an oversized book is very gratifying. The dimension of this book is unusual and it feels very substantial to hold. It's totally at another end of the spectrum from the miniature books.

This book has 12 stations and the length is 5 5/16" by 13 1/8". The skinny dimension adds uniqueness to the book.

There are 192 pages with 12 sections. This gives 6 pairs of stitching station using 2-needle coptic stitching. Different combinations of the threads create variations of the exposed binding on the spine. Alternate sections have a black folio on the outside to give a zebra pattern at the spine.

The cover is a thick silver/metallic cloth that is shiny.