A troubled mind = a troubled bench

The Bench

internal confusion

manifests itself

physically

and I wonder

why there is 

chaos in my life

time to restore

sanity...


Later the same day

The Bench

order

restoration

feeling of time well spent

along with the day that's in it

job done

Just now...

no I
just nature
getting on with itself
wonder in the present moment
empty

Every day's a school day

Often my sewing results in a torpedo shape spine due to me over tightening the kettle stitch at each end.
Natalie Stopka a textile artist has a great tip in this regard here.


And an example of how this has cured the problem:

Parallel Spine

Liking these little books...

Sewn Board Binding

A nice little video from Peter Baumgartner, I used a leather offcut for the centre one. They are lovely to make.
You can find the video here: Easy Bookbinding: Sewn Board Binding


He also has a video about folding a slip case here: which lead me to a fabulous book, "The Art of the Fold" by Hedi Kyle. It rightfully gets very good reviews a book combining excellent production values and superb illustrations. Full of great ideas and starting points, not a book about bookbinding in the traditional sense, but about folding and making book like structures.

The book is available on Amazon.

The Plaiting's Over

Turning the Corner

complete

step at a time

it's a labour of love

some things just need close attention

daily

Another day

Approaching Half Way

tension

fear of failure

mistakes are our teachers

realising impermanence

wake up