I had the most delight long lunch with Marita and Lisa. I see Marita every few months often...but I haven't seen Lisa for at least 20 years. I worked with both of them in my special education classrooms in different schools...and I introduced them to each other years ago. We have so much common ground...and our visit was pure joy!
My phone is too smart for me!
I get excited now when the circulars come in the mail....not for the slick store adds...but the plain black and white single sheet add that holds them all together. I've been saving them for months....and they've come in handy.
The texture is grainy and flat....the paper is thickish and it folds like a dream. Fabric fuses to it perfectly...and paper collage latches right on with a little glue. It works perfectly for the the bones of my journals.
But I had to chuckle when I took this photo because my phone instantly read the QR code and linked me right to a dental insurance company that will help me pay my bills. Oy!
My phone is too smart for me....I'm kind of old school.
I didn't plan on the the words free toilet to land here...but there they are...for better or worse.
I thought I would walk through how I'm making the covers.
I cut a piece of fabric a little larger than the cover substrate and fuse it to one side. I fold it over the edge of the paper and fuse it to the other side. It's fast and easy.
Then I fuse another piece of fabric to the inside...and I iron a nice crease.
This cover is a lovely piece of hand dyed fabric. I'm only using what I have on hand...and this shade of indigo blue was perfect for this cyanotype project.
The paper gives the cover structure...and the layers of fabric on both sides help it hold up to the stitching to come. I think this smarter than my phone!
Now I get to come up with a design for this beautiful blue cover!
omg, I LOVED the chance to vicariously go through the cover-making process with you, especially having heard the backstory of the delight with which you greet the arrival of the circulars sent through the mail and then sharing your amusement at your phone's instantly reading the QR code on the plain b&w sheet and linking you right to a dental insurance company that will help you pay my bills. The cover you feature here is simply stunning, MaryAnn, and I can FEEL the story-rich energy it embodies. I love it all!!!
ReplyDeleteHa ha....that's my whole post in one awesome sentence! Thanks for continuing to FEEL the love Dotty! Your enthusiasm is much appreciated!
DeleteInteresting to see how you start your process, MaryAnn. And it’s great that you are recycling mailing paper that would be considered waste! Love that color blue! Judy
ReplyDeleteI do love sharing my process Judy! And this paper works better than any commercial paper I have!
DeleteMaryAnn how do you fuse the fabric to the paper? Fusible web?
ReplyDeleteHelpful to learn your process if I only live closer.
Thanks
Lily
Yes...fusible web. I adhere the wonder under to the fabric...and iron it on the paper just the same as if you were fusing it to fabric. Works like a dream. I'm ALWAYS happy to share my process...maybe I'll try and be a little more descriptive when I do a post once in a while. But please...always ask if you're wondering about something. Alaska is a long way away!
DeleteFusible even sticks to wood. That's how I bind things onto a canvas...I just wrapp it around and fuse to the back. It sticks to a wooden panel or a canvas.