Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Dorothy's Japanese Style Book

This is a book of handmade paper bound by my sister, Dorothy, in Japanese style. I was inspecting it today and realised I had no idea what the material of the cover is. It is vilene painted with silk paints. The decorative leaves are of Vilene coloured with Markal. One leaf is metallic foil.

I have had this for six years. It contains a record for the whole of 2005 of our garden, kept quite faithfully with drawings, photos and text. It makes interesting reading.


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I am weaver and - -. I dye my yarns with acid dyes, I paint my warps, put fabric collages and stencils on my weaving. I have three looms, a 12 inch wide, 12 shaft Meyer for demos and courses, a 30 inch Louet Kombo which is nominally portable but has a stand, two extra beams and a home-made device containing a fan reed. And last a 32 shaft Louet Megado which is computer controlled, has a sectional warp and a second warp beam and I am the proud owner of an AVL warping wheel which I love to bits and started by drilling holes in. I inserted a device for putting a cross in. I have just acquired an inkle loom and had a lesson from an expert so I can watch TV and weave at the same time. I am interested in weaving with silk mostly 60/2 although I do quite a bit with 90/2 silk. I also count myself as a bookbinder with a special interest in Coptic binding.