Posts Tagged ‘book cover’
Making Fabric from Leaves
Making fabric from leaves is something I’ve never tried….until now! My teen saw the idea online and wanted to try it together. Briefly, you soak leaves in a 2:1 water:glycerine solution for five days, then dry them. The now-pliable leaves are glued onto a backing fabric, stitched in place, with another layer of glue brushed…
Read MoreThe Handiness of a Tiny Pincushion, with Free Pattern
Sharp-eyed readers may notice some similarities between the covers of the books I’ve done: they all have sewing tools on the cover, and some tools feature on all three covers. In particular, The Dressmaker’s Companion and Zero Waste Sewing have a round blue pincushion (the free pattern for which is here). I was very keen…
Read MoreCreating the cover for A Year of Zero Waste Sewing
One of the really fun parts of independent publishing is making the book’s cover. The cover for A Year of Zero Waste Sewing was finished this past week. The cover was created by Stu Nankivell, who has done the covers for my previous two books, and styled by me. Several weeks ago, Stu and his…
Read MoreCreating a book cover
The cover of The Dressmaker’s Companion has received many favourable comments, and you might be interested to read about how it was created. Because The Dressmaker’s Companion is a self published book, the cover was my responsibility. All the advice I read on book cover design exhorted Don’t do your own cover! This is great…
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