Comments on: Shine a little light

By: Book Lamp | Miniature Brainwave

Book Lamp | Miniature Brainwave — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:52:05 +0000

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By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:15:43 +0000

Yes! That’s what I used, it’s called Bondaweb in the UK. Much easier than glue!

By: suburose

suburose — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:04:34 +0000

impressive pop-up book!

when i use fabric, i use a product here called wunder-under. it’s a glue adhesive that is used for iron-on’s but it protects the fabric without changing the feel of it. it isn’t perfect – really thin fabrics still have the possiblity of a slight bleed through, but it’s MUCH better than without.

the book turned out wonderfully (btw)

By: strugglingwriter

strugglingwriter — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:28:31 +0000

Diane – That would’ve been nice. Oh, well, we always learn from our mistakes, or at least that’s what I hope I do.

Also, thanks for pointing me to the Pirate image thingy. That was funny! :)

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:45:27 +0000

I am going to try to rescue this book thanks to Astrid’s suggestion! I hate wasting things!

As for the lamp books – someone with more money than sense, I expect! I can’t think they will throw out much light as I suspect they must be run from a battery – I can’t see any wiring. Plus if it’s made out of paper it will be quite fragile I should think. I’d like to see one all the same!

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:41:13 +0000

Thank you for that, Astrid!

Of course, it makes perfect sense! I should have thought of that. I will see if I can find instructions for doing it, if I can’t find any I will email you! I think I remember seeing a video on YouTube showing how to put a paper backing on silk, now you mention it – no commentary just a man doing it. Made it look terribly easy…

By: laketrees

laketrees — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:37:15 +0000

that’s a shame about the fabric….it looks so nautical too…..
those books are very different…..the bottom one is very elaborate…..I really wonder what type of person would buy these Diane :D

By: tulibri

tulibri — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:27:24 +0000

Diane, you need to back the fabric with paper before using it. I have a very well working method from the book “Japanese Bookbinding”. Please email me if you like to know more about it!

BTW: lately, I kept in mind what you said about … if all else fails, go read the instructions. Thus, I tried a new book (CSB) and used only regular printer paper for the pages. Actually, the book turned out quite nicely and now I’m frustrated because of the cheap paper inside … so don’t be angry ;-)

Astrid