Comments on: It’s not really a secret….

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:14:41 +0000

Teresa – glad you like Pingu! Me and my boys loved him!

I shall have a go at this binding again soon. It’s all a bit hectic here at the moment…..

Amy – thanks for bringing this to my attention! I loved the book you did and we should compare notes if we try Rhonda’s way – I think I understand it….. I always stab myself using curved needles and then have blood stains all over the pages….. :-(

By: AmyH

AmyH — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:22:09 +0000

Thanks for the mention! I did get a spike of hits on my blog for that entry. The book is a fun one, so simple–but I realized after I posted that I should have put a few notes in with the post such as: use about twice the length of string, and curved needles make the sewing a lot easier. I’m going to have to check out Rhonda’s tutorial on her blog and try it the other way, too. Your book turned out lovely, and you are much too kind to think that I didn’t have the exact same little errors inside as you did!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:32:50 +0000

I’ve never seen Pingu before, but will definitely check it out with the boys. We all love, love, love Wallace and Grommit! I’ll never listen to “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” without thinking of Feathers McGraw again. Hahaha!

What a very neat looking binding! Glad you figured out the knot thing. Be sure you show us the book that you do Rhonda’s way. :)

By: Daddy Papersurfer

Daddy Papersurfer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:32:58 +0000

I haven’t a clue I’m afraid …….. he drags me off every now and again to exhibitions …….
‘Chairman of the British Association of Paper Surfers’ – me likey …… I might steal that – ta!

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:59:06 +0000

That sounds intriguing – what do they do?

…but you are Chairman of the British Association of Paper Surfers – how cool is that?

By: Daddy Papersurfer

Daddy Papersurfer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:32:20 +0000

Out of interest, or not, in ‘real’ life my big bruv is Chairman of the British Association of Paper Historians ……… he’s sensible ……. oh well.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:10:23 +0000

Jenny – glad you enjoyed them! I still enjoy Pingu and Wallace and Gromit – it’s such silly humour but it appeals to adults and children :-)

Astrid – thank you and well spotted! Both papers are from Falkiners. The outside paper is from the Curwen Press collection and is a design from 1928! I bought quite a few of these archival designs and they are still gorgeous

By: tulibri

tulibri — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:53:45 +0000

Diane, congrats for trying something new ;-) The book looks great to me and I think the mistakes make one learn to understand technique and structure. What’s that paper, if I may ask? One of that falkiners-only-edition?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:38:22 +0000

Oh girl, I laughed till I cried at Pingu … thanks for that. My fave part was when the seal started crying, all the way to the end. I love W&G so much, my kids bought ME all their movies after THEY were grown! I’ve been known to fall off the couch laughing at their antics and adventures! Cheerio doll.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:45:33 +0000

Rhonda - thaks for that I just checked out your blog and the Book Arts Forum and I see what you mean, so I shall have a go your way next time and see how it goes. No masking tape has to be a big plus and I shall also use longer thread lengths so no knots :-) It will also be better to be able to have more pages!