Fabric Books

 
Mandy has been making exquisite books out of fabric for many years. Her hand stitched pages can be simply sewn together with a pamphlet stitch, nestled inside a man’s wallet or a piece of quilt, stretched out as a scroll or the fabrics can be used inventively within a concertina format. The books can be used to collect together in one place precious tiny pieces of fabric with special resonance and in a sense the decorative stitches become the story thread that runs through. In this course you will be shown a number of options for making books out of fabric, how to build up a theme and use stitches imaginatively and then you will then  create your own little hand stitched book that you will treasure forever. If you want to make a book in a wallet you will need to provide your own man’s leather envelope wallet. 
 
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
Own sewing kit
A  bag of vintage bits and pieces, including a small amount of lace
Embroidery threads
Mandy will provide:
Linen for book pages (. £2 for this)
Some vintage bits and pieces