Category Archives: handmade books

How to Bind a Book Article

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Liz Plummer

Annette Berlin has written a brilliant blog post at Craft Stew.  She has compiled lots of links to tutorials on How to Bind a Book.  She has also kindly included my photo tutorial on how to make a concertina book.  … Continue reading →

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Handmade books

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Liz Plummer

I’ve been madly making handmade books with all the painted papers I made on LK Ludwig’s course last month.  I love her method of making books as it is easy and doesn’t require lots of accurate measuring or covering board … Continue reading →

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Article in QuiltWOW!

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Liz Plummer

If you’re a member of QuiltWOW, you’ll notice I have an article in the new June issue, about painting on fabric with acrylic paints. Maggie Grey asked me in the spring to write one, and I was thrilled because her … Continue reading →

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A little book

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Liz Plummer

I meant to blog about this little book I made with my Bind it All just before Christmas.   I even found a title for it in the Drafts folder of Windows Live Writer!   I had a little scrap of the … Continue reading →

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Fun with Maggie Grey’s online course!

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Liz Plummer

This week I’ve been having fun with the first lesson of the free online course which Maggie Grey is running for anyone who has bought her book, Textile Translations: Mixed Media.   We had to choose a motif and I had … Continue reading →

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Next journal….

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Liz Plummer

  I didn’t make last week’s journal in Sue’s journal making course because it was a wire bound one and I have a Bind it All machine which I thought would do the job adequately.  But I did make this … Continue reading →

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