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| Coptic Book Binding | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 24 2007, 05:28 PM (228 Views) | |
 Mardar
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Mar 24 2007, 05:28 PM Post #1 |
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This is a new (to me) craft I have just had a go at. Coptic book making. This is stitched using waxed linen thread. It is not fancy, but I was very pleased with how it turned out. The book signatures are just plain printer paper and the covers are some strong cardboard covered with some old looking paper. It only took me about an hour to complete it. I love how it lays flat when open and will make a great journal. I want to make some more of these using some fancy paper and sturdier covers to use as art books. What do you all think.
     Here is the link to the tutorial I used to make my book. http://www.cat-sidh.net/Tutorials/Binding.html |
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Mar 24 2007, 05:43 PM Post #2 |
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Hi Mardar I love your new journal, not seen anything like it before, and the possibilities are endless with it, you could do scarpbooks, albums, diaries, anything, they would make great gifts and could be personalised. The tut has been added to my favs  Looking forward to seeing your next design  Sally |
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Mardar
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Mar 24 2007, 05:53 PM Post #3 |
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Sally.
 The ideas for these are endless. I love journals so much and the thought of making my own is even better.
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Mar 24 2007, 05:54 PM Post #4 |
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Well i `ll be blessed ... i was just thinking of you today as not seen you on here and wondering if you were ok and up you popped!!! Lovely book Mardar and for the link i will go and check it out before i start dinner ,Jenx |
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Mardar
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Mar 24 2007, 05:58 PM Post #5 |
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Hi Jen.  I'm around, but don't always have a lot of time to post. The weekends at work can get crazy.
But I made time to try this book as I have been wanting to try this for just ages.
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Mar 24 2007, 08:15 PM Post #6 |
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Lovely book Mardar. Possibilities are endless? I have tried book making before and forgot all about doing it gaian, will have ago at this. Thanks. Poppy 
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Mar 24 2007, 10:22 PM Post #7 |
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Looks great, Mardar I used to make little versions of these, though I didn't know they had a name  That was a very long time ago, though
 They make great sketchbooks Steve  |
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VirginiaS
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Mar 25 2007, 04:59 PM Post #8 |
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I love journals and sketchbooks . This is great!
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Mar 25 2007, 09:46 PM Post #9 |
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Looks great. Another clever idea.
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Mar 26 2007, 01:24 PM Post #10 |
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thats a really good idear, what a great gift to give to someone who paints or draws magz 
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Mar 26 2007, 03:23 PM Post #11 |
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Looks lovely. Very intrigued by the title, as Coptic is the branch of Christiantity in Ethipia, where my parents used to live. And has a different Xmas day to us, which was great, as mum and dad could give their housemaid and gardener their Xmas orff, without having to wash up from their own Xmas dinner :-D Apologies for primitive smilies, ca't use the panel from this computer |
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Mardar
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Mar 26 2007, 08:56 PM Post #12 |
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Thank you everyone.
Kim the style of book is called Coptic because the Coptic's from Africa were the first to make this sewn style of book. It is probably the first time books were actually made this way (Sewn). It is indeed an ancient art. That is what really drew me to this style of book. Everything old (or ancient ) truly is new again.
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VirginiaS
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Mar 27 2007, 04:15 AM Post #13 |
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That's really interesting, I always like to do stuff like that and imagine the first person who did it so long ago and how pleased they must have been! |
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Mardar
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Mar 27 2007, 05:35 AM Post #14 |
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It is cool to think that books were made this way as far back as 300 AD and here we are still talking about and rediscovering these skills. It's nice to know these things haven't been lost to time.
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Jul 19 2007, 07:17 PM Post #15 |
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Wow how wonderful and it looks so good! Great Job! Glad you posted a website on how to do this just the other day on another board I go to one lady posted a post about how she keeps all her notes and stuff from college in binders and that the big binders she purchases doesn't have enough room to hold all her notes. She is in medical school on her way to becoming a doctor. I'm going to send her this website that you posted and maybe by making her own binders she would be able to hold more notes.
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