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 Wendy shows

you how to

create a gorgeous

book in the first in a

series of three fabric-

based projects

28 Craft  Stamper

Designer:  Wendy Cotterill

Face BookM 

aking binders or bookwraps can bethe ideal project to bring yourstamping project to life, even carry itaround with you. Almost any kind of

fabric can be used in conjunction with a ‘book’

constructed from greyboard or alternatively you canpurchase a small ring binder and create a wrap toadorn the outside.

Stamping onto fabric is no more or less difficult thanstamping onto paper. For this project, fabric paper

was used as it is easily stamped and printed throughan inkjet printer. This is useful for creating generalbackground colour, but any kind of colouringmedium can be used – fabric paper does not shrinkso can be painted and left to dry and will not need

to be ironed.

For the illustrated project, stamped images wereused on the fabric background, as well as astamped image placed on a small piece of card andstitched to the fabric.

Metallic highlights were created by pressing hotfoils randomly across the surface without any needfor adhesive – fabric paper is a thermoplastic fibreand will cling onto the foil.

Random hand and machine stitching in any threadof your choice will be fine. The best working methodis to construct the main body of the book and matchrandom threads and stitches to the project as yougo along.

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Stamps Wendy

used...• Gallery Textiles Unmounted A4

plate ‘Faces’

• Gallery Textiles Unmounted

DL plates ‘Occasions’;

‘Passementerie’; ‘Patisserie’; and

‘Hortus’

Other materials...• Fabric paper original or fabric

paper ultrasoft

• StazOn inkpad

• Elusive Images Damask Delights

CD

• Medici Mixed Media Aqua Regia

‘Tanzanite’ & ‘Lapis Lazuli’

• Small amounts of machine or

hand threads

• Small pieces of handmade paper

and scraps of fabric

• Piece of greyboard or cardboard

• Hotfoils

• Felt or thin polyester wadding

Materials

Project: Fabric Book

 Assembling the book

1Print an image from the Artylicious CD onto anA4 piece of fabric paper. Stamp images

randomly across both pieces of fabric using blackStazOn inkpad. Randomly press hot foils across thesurface of the fabric paper: Lay fabric flat, place asheet of hot foil shiny side uppermost and presswith a medium hot iron.

2Decorate the covers as desired, stitching orgluing small embellishments to the surface of

the book covers (see over for more detail). Cut asingle piece of felt approximately 3cm (1 3 ⁄ 16")larger than you intend your finished book cover(this allows for any shrinkage after stitching as anyexcess can be cut away). Place your stamped fabricpaper on top of the pre-cut felt. The felt acts aspadding for the fabric paper.

3Cut a piece of greyboard or cardboard to createstructure for the inside of the book. Cut a

separate piece of printed or plain fabric paper thesame size to form the inside cover. Take somestronger or decorative thread and placing the insidecover on top of the cardboard, stitch four or fivelong stitches from just below the top edge to justabove the bottom edge of the fabric and through tothe back of the cardboard.

5Fold in the seam allowance on the inside cover,stitching it down to the outside cover and

removing the tape as you go around.4Taking the outside cover, fold the seam

allowance inward and temporarily tape theedges to the cardboard, trimming away any excessas you go around.

6When the book is finished, select some paperfor the inside pages and cut pieces to the

desired size. Fold in half and thread through thelaces previously stitched along the inside of thespine.

I love my books. Books to me are objects

in their own right, not just a place where

 words live, not just something to put on a

shelf or simply pass on after reading.

There is long tradition of artists books,

sumptuous, hand-crafted and bound

 volumes of original art, or tiny

repositories of hidden gems. A 

book is a place where ideas live,

 which come to life when the

pages are turned.”

“

 WHY NOT TRY?Adapt lots of different skills into making books,

for example try a patchwork effect or employ crossstitch motifs. Try covering a charity shop book and

decorating the pages to match the covertheme.

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 Front coverTo decorate the front cover,add small embellishmentscreating areas of interest.When placing yourembellishments, do not crowdthe space with too many andplace them slightly off centre.Do not be afraid to leave‘empty’ spaces.

The centre of interest on thecover is a small stamped imageof a face, black on white, laidover a small piece of purpleorganza and a scrap ofhandmade paper. This centralmotif is all machine stitcheddown with a silver thread.

FURTHER IDEAS

Go shopping!

All the items used in this project are availablefrom Gallery Textiles,www.gallerytextiles.co.uk, 01527 882288

Project: Fabric Book

TIPYou may want to use a piece of silicone baking parchment toprotect your iron when using hot foils.

 Back coverThe back is quilted with lines of the same silver thread as used onthe front. The additional embellishment is a small piece of spritzedcard, stamped and edged in gold, which has been stitched down.A small tag and button have been added to finish the motif. Thespine is defined by adding small strips of organza ribbon, thisechoes old fashioned hand-bound spines

 BookmarkPrint fabric paper through an inkjet printer and cut to size. Stamprandomly across the surface of the fabric. Spray a small amountof repositionable glue onto one side of the card and place thefabric as desired, wrapping the excess fabric to the back. Cut

another piece of cardor decorative paper andglue to the back. Stitchall around the edge andpick out details of thestamping with stitchingas desired. Finish bysewing lengths ofribbon to the foot.

 Additional materials

• Pre cut piece of card stock thesize of your book mark

• Spray Mount (repositionablespray)

30 Craft  Stamper

TIPTry not to make any decisions about the

finished project before you need to, for example,leave the selection of threads until you

need to use them.