I took a class which I enjoyed very much, showing one how to get the best use of all the sewing machines stitches, and playing with batik fabrics. I loved it. The colors really don’t do it justice.
And my little companion, having a private moment with his favorite bear.
I joined a RR with PaperTraders. The themes were open, so I picked “Carnival in Venice”.
In the inside cover, I went Zetti.
For my first page, I was inspired by the class with Julie Nutting that my friends took last year.
This is the inside back cover, and the back cover, with an aged paper that had Italian script. I used coptic binding so the book opens flat for other artists to work in it. 5 women will work in my book, adding to my theme.
The first participant’s book I received is “Sea dreams”. Here is my entry. I used some images from a digital kit I own from DeviantScrap, then fussy cut them, and added… bits of chain, buttons, gloss. I hope she likes it.
I have completed pages for several Lace Books in the RR.
The first theme is “A stich in time”
This one is made with fabric paper. I always wanted to try that. I used very diluted ModPodge on top of muslin, then added pattern tissue paper on top. It still remained flexible enough to be sewn.
My friend who’s book this is is a Taurus. It was a lucky find to have a clothes tag with ‘Taurus Home".
I added bead embroidery on this one, and the dress is made of tiny pieces of fabric, since my friend is quite the quilter.
The next theme is “1920 Jazz”. I found an article describing the Flapper girl, which is printed on fabric and used as a background. I also an image of two crazy girls dancing on a beam in NYC, so I super-imposed it on a page of music in Photoshop, and added a flapper brooch which I trimmed in bead embroidery.
The next page is a happy, dancing flapper paper doll, which I made from scratch. Not my specialty, but it came out OK. What a crazy time that era was.
This shows the edge of this Lace Book, with all the deliciousness falling out of it. 
The next theme is “Madonna”. I was bent on making a triptych. This is it, closed.
The inside, with a gorgeous face by Boticelli. The frame originally had another face inside, but Photoshop came to the rescue. It is lined with lame gold fabric, and heavily machine-embroidered.
This is the back of it. I embroidered the bottom brooch, and it felt suited for the Madonna theme.
I took Collage Camp with KC Willis and adore her methods. New tools to add to my lace books.
I made a journal which I call: What women want. KC uses a theme to guide her in designing her art. She seems to focus on Wild West. Since I’m French, lovely women of yesteryear are more my heritage.
Front cover of book, 8x10 on raw canvas:
Each left page contains a text relevant to the theme.
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Back cover:
I purchased the images from an Etsy digital supplier. They are heat transferred, a new approach for me, I usually just print my images directly on the fabric. The antique and vintage laces are from my collection. It’s such a pleasure to see them out in this book. It was a fantastic class.
Thank you KC.
I have used a single page binding for this book, with a strip of burlap, to continue the theme of the Middle Ages.
The front cover is made of black velour, and the light catches it, it’s not so mottled in reality.
The brooch I made in order to complement the theme.
The book is made up of antique and vintage lace, silk ribbon,
reproduction of antique manuscript, printed on canvas
Hand painting, machine embroidery,
vintage laces, tassels
Hand painting on stencil design, silk ribbons and antique button
Hand embroidery
Hand painted Illuminated page
Original vintage church Gregorian chant
Extract from the Morte d’Arthur
Embroidered lace
Silk ribbon, lace, embroidered cotton, vintage buttons
Extract from Morte d’Arthur
Back cover with silk embellishment and lace
Side view
Top view
It is available for sale on Etsy.
