Thursday 22 January 2015

Now for the tricky bit.

Here are the final pages for my book, in a rather raw state although the decorative bit is finished.
I feel I want to put them under the carpet and walk on them for a few weeks to get rid of all the wrinkles and creases.   I have pressed them carefully with an iron and it seems to make little difference.
I am considering cutting them from their current background fabric and mounting them on fresh material.
Some pages are worse than others - it would be nice for them to look alike.
I usually have trouble in ending up with pages of similar measurements - no matter how carefully I measure and cut - so the next stage will be very traumatic as they need to be exactly the same in order to be placed back to back.   I hope the next time you see them they will be looking far neater and bound into a cover.  I may be gone for some time!

8 comments:

Lyn said...

They are looking lovely. I look forward to seeing it finished. xxx

The Weaver of Grass said...

Under the mattress for a fortnight?
Actually Heather, it is difficult to see creases in your pages - they look absolutely beautiful to me. Can't wait to see the finished book.

Carol Q said...

They look fab Heather . I don't know that the creases are actually a problem. Once the book is all together it will probably add to the character and texture of the whole.

Heather said...

Thankyou for your encouraging comments everyone. I think I am resolving the problem - we'll see!

Ro Bruhn said...

They look great as they are Heather, but if they bother you I don't know if ironing them onto fabric stiffener would help. I too often end up with different sized pages and overcome it by just stitching binding around the edges.

sharon young said...

I agree with all the commenters, I don't think you need to worry about the creases at all, it's part of the character of the book, I really love your birds illustrations.
I do understand how you feel about bringing it all together though, I'm the same on a project, I love the build up but hate the finishing.

Robin Mac said...

I have managed to see your beautiful pages Heather, and I agree with everyone else - they have character! Sometimes I think we are too critical of our own work to see it as others do.Cheers

WendyK said...

Your pages are fantastic Heather, look forward to see how you put it all together. I found that bit quite difficult.