Cool Covers
Recently, I attended a workshop to make a book cover, which was run by one of the ladies from my textile group. It was a really fun workshop and I learned loads.
To begin, we painted Bondaweb with water and then acrylic paints. As we were on a time constraint, we dried the pieces from the underside with a hairdryer, which was a very messy process. For future makes, I would paint them and leave to air dry – a perfect project for this hot weather!
After placing the Bondaweb paint-side-down onto black acrylic felt, it was covered with baking paper and then melted onto the felt with a hot iron.
Once cooled, the Bondaweb backing was carefully removed, revealing the paint pattern on the felt.
The next step was great fun and involved scattering threads and sequins all over the painted felt. This was then covered with organza, covered with the baking paper and heated with the iron on a medium heat, to melt the adhesive onto the organza, sandwiching the threads and sequins.
We then started decorating the fabric using the various decorative stitches built into our machines and different coloured threads.
Once the embroidery was complete, the piece was trimmed to fit an A5 notebook and the edges finished with satin stitch. I had a strip left over which will make a couple of book marks.
To finish the cover, I used my sewing machine to embroider my friend’s initials on the front.
Here's a close up of the sequinned fabric.
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