Organic Cloth Journal.....

I attended a Cloth Book Workshop 

at Cloth Studio this past weekend in Asheville.

It was there that I got my first taste

of book making and binding.

No scissors were used in the making of this journal!

Everything was hand torn - for a softer, organic feel.

No batting or interfacing was used either.

Four pieces of hand torn muslin were inserted

between the front and inside cover - to add gentle, soft, stability.

The signatures were wrapped in hand made paper

and hand stitched to the cover using a "pamphlet stitch"

executed in fine hand waxed Irish Linen.

 The process was made even more satisfying, 

by the fact that I used only fabrics I hand dyed

and tea stained myself - 

and the design of the book is totally original.

 The finishing touch of my book -  a beautiful hand carved natural material button

 I found at a lovely little fiber shop in downtown Asheville 

called Earth Guild.   

Perfect!