Book-binding, Day 1

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So, I collected my courage today and started the book-bindig project. To give you an idea, I'm in this phase right now:

With the not-so-significant difference that I work with felt, instead of cotton fabric, and do all the sewing by hand, as my tiny 20x20 cm sewing machine would break beyond repair if I tried to push 4-5 layers of hard felt through it.

So far, I've bound 2 pages out of six. But I think I've figured out (again!) how the whole method works, so I hope I'll be able to finish it this week. (The funny thing is, I've already made a book like this half a year ago, but managed to forget how the binding works. Typical.) After that, only the little extras are left, but those I can do one by one while watching telly.

Off now to do some more translating, but I might be back later. There isn't much of a social life outside of LJ for me in these days.

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Two pages a day - that's the plan. Today's part is done, so I hope I'll be able to make the rest during the week. It was meant to be an Easter gift, but that will have to wait, I'm afraid.