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Stitches Look Better Stitched Out – Seeing the stitches in thread versus on the sewing machine screen is truly night and day. If you don’t believe it, stitch out three rows of decorative stitches and see for yourself. After that you're ready to try the Hemp Leaf. This looks complicated, but you start off simply by making the Noble binding, and then adding extra stitches, which evoke the leaves of the Hemp plant.

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So whether you have 10 built-in stitches or 1,000 built-in stitches, it is worth stitching them out! We guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised and you will fall in love with your sewing machine all over again. Stitching Cosmos Online Course

On Sunday afternoons a few years ago you would have found me sharing the joys of making Japanese Stab Stitch books with a small group of craft lovers at Artisan Community Art Studio in Dorset. Written during the last of my bookbinding courses that year, this blog post hopes to inspire and help people interested in making these types of books, even if they can't come to my bookbinding courses. A lot of bookbinding activities involve maths, such as figuring out the placement of sewing stations (the holes through which you sew). If maths isn't your strong suit, don't be put off trying your hand at making books. I'm not brilliant with numbers, yet with practice I've become proficient at making the calculations required to make all sorts of books. Geometric shapes are also found in traditional Japanese decorative designs. They provide more complex patterns, suggesting movement - perhaps the waves of a choppy ocean, reminiscent of Hokusai's paintings. And for a bit of fun, I've chosen a sheet of Katazome-Shi paper for its cheerful bird-song design. I bought all these papers from Shepherds in London. Is it worth using traditional Japanese papers? Attention Future Stitching Cosmos Students…One of your Stitching Cosmos homework assignments is to sew a Stitch Book. Get a jump on your homework and have it completely stitched out BEFORE class starts. Trust me! You will be thankful you did! Selecting the right fabric, thread and stabilizer can make a Stitch Book pop! If you are taking all the time to stitch out every stitch, you might want to make it look good too.

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I hope you enjoyed this introduction to Japanese Stab Stitch books and the types of materials you could use to make them, as well as finding ways to overcome common problems encountered when making this type of book. If you have any questions that I can help with, why not leave a comment below? I was very much enjoying this post, and then as I got to the end, surprise! there’s my cyanotype book!You'll find top tips for making these Stab Stitch books, details about the best materials and tools to use, and get an overview of traditional Japanese papers and decorative designs. You'll also get an idea of what it's like to come to my courses, in case you were thinking of making bookbinding your next creative adventure! Updated July 2023: get 1-1 online mentoring support to make stab stitch books I used plant-fibre paper for this small Hemp Leaf notebook; whilst I love its colour and texture, I was less keen on its tendency to tear a little around the sewing stations. The title strip is Satogami paper that I tore by hand to augment the tactile feel of the book. Traditionally, the title strip in this position is placed no more than 3mm from the book's head and foredge. I used Chiyogami paper for the Noble binding on the right; it responded much better than the plant-fibre paper. Traditional Japanese surface pattern designs Each sheet of Chiyogami is large enough to make covers for three A5 landscape Japanese Stab Stitch books, or one A5 landscape and one A4 portrait book. There will be some paper leftover, which you can use to make corner pieces. The paper is long grain, in case you were wondering - don't forget to keep the grain direction of your materials running parallel to the spine of you book. A Stitch Book is a sewn-out sample of EVERY utility stitch, buttonhole, and decorative stitch built into the sewing machine you own. We have been sewing out STITCH BOOKS for years. Every time a new top-of-the-line sewing machine is launched someone stitches out all the stitches. And which awl should you use? Japanese awls are beautifully forged, typically used with a hammer. If you don't have those, English awls are comfortable to use thanks to the curved wooden handle that fits beautifully in the palm of your hand. Calculations