A while ago I attended a Durham City Embroiderers' Guild workshop "Sari Ribbon Three Ways" by Christine Marshall. The options were a clutch bag or a book cover ( I don't remember if there was a third option...). I chose the book cover as I thought this would be more versatile, and I would be able to use up many of the scraps of stuff in my work basket.
The materials were very simple: strips of sari ribbon (ironed in advance), odd bits of ribbon and lace, a polyester cord and matching threads. The inside of the book cover comprised a piece of pelmet vilene, and two pieces of (ordinary) fabric cut to size. The pelmet vilene was cut to the exact size of the book cover (wrap this around the book to ensure there is sufficient overlap for tucking the book into the flaps). The two pieces of fabric were cut 2cm bigger all round to ensure that decorative stitching and ribbons would go beyond finished size.
The (ordinary) fabric should be of a similar colour to the sari ribbon so that if gaps do appear these won't be so obvious on a different coloured background. This fabric won't been seen when the book is in place, so expensive or highly decorative fabric does not need to be used.
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| Notebook cover |
The (ordinary) fabric should be of a similar colour to the sari ribbon so that if gaps do appear these won't be so obvious on a different coloured background. This fabric won't been seen when the book is in place, so expensive or highly decorative fabric does not need to be used.
The strips of ribbon was sewn to one piece of fabric using the decorative stitches on my sewing machine. I used a machine embroidery thread on the top, and ordinary thread on the lower bobbin. The fun begins when patterns and embellishments can be added to personalise the cover. I wanted to get as much done on the day, so did not use and hand stitching or add beads, sequins etc.
Once the stitching is completed the book cover can be layered up, trimmed, edging attached, and flaps sewn. I've deliberately left out the detail of this, so that people attending a workshop will pay attention to what Christine says about completing the project.
This was a very quick project and simple to make - once the basics are known, there is much more that can be added to personalise the covers - ideal for pressies to friends and family.
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| Lace, ruffles and cord added to cover |
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| Decorative machine stitches |
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| Inside of my cover |
This was a very quick project and simple to make - once the basics are known, there is much more that can be added to personalise the covers - ideal for pressies to friends and family.
Phew! I can now tick this project off my list of things to complete.
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