Students' colorful binding books 學生羊毛記事本製作

 On the first day of Easter holiday, organised by studio Pottery Stall, a group of 7 talented students followed my "eco print - nuno felt - book binding (3in1)" workshop. 

復活節假期第一日, 難得學生們很熱誠的跟我在pottery stall 缸瓦舖

做「植物印染羊毛釘裝書」, 一整日的學習, 他們製作了各有特式的精美細緻記事本.

First by placing the leaves on papers and sandwich clamped. 

After some 90 min, fresh from the boiler the paper prints. 

Air dried and waiting for binding. 

While the papers were being dried, students began the wool cover making .

After another hour, almost exhausted, wool covers were made. 

Followed by was book binding. 

With alternate papers of printed and blank, a journal of 84-page was made. 

Each of different style and textures.  Some with rope ties some with ceramic buttons.

Great to capture for ref. 

All are unique and of their own creations.

 Thanks for my students making me a colorful day !

Binding book 手作小本子

Lavender is one of my fav flowers.  Not to paint in detail but made an impressive picture of a wool felt journal cover. 

薰依草向來是我的最愛, 何不做一本植物印染本子? 書皮就用羊毛以薰依草做為主題吧.

This is Gorde, France, one of my fav spots.  The little journal cover was made with the memory of the days.

A cover of wool felt, embellished with some glass stones....

Closed with a wool felt knot....

Some pages are of eco printed leaves

Some blank pages for jotting....

Jot the trivial things of my cat....

Stick the pictures of dear fluffy things 

A nice handmade little journal for my fluffy boy

Whose little feet behind it? 

Ahhhh, my Mogi has contribution in making it. 

(Mind that if you don't love cats you may find disgust and stop reading.)

Indeed,  I comb my cat daily and keep his hair. This cover I made with layers of wool in between with the cat's hair.  Wet felt it then embellished with some glass beads. 

Papers are steamed with leaves then binded it a journal. 

This fluffy doesn't like combing.  See how pissed off he was ! 

Well, this may be a journal to jot the footmarks of my cat or myself !

Make something with a cat's hair is a good keepsake.

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Eco print ref book 植物印染參考

Recent experiments of different leaves on different papers......

Mogi, "mum has made a eco print book for her ref."

A little journal with nuno felt cover,  with a paper of eco printed leaf sewed on it.

Inside cover of nuno felt texture.

 Pages are marked with leaves and sorts of papers used for the experiment.

 Intended to put some rose petals over the leaves to make some pink marks.  Different sorts of leaves picked from the mountain behind my apartment were tried.

But not all got nice prints.  Ferms have no clear color or outlines. 

 Among all, the paper bark tree, eucalyptus cinerea and maple are quite good on some sorts of papers.

 With iron mordanted lines, they look pretty.

 Windfalls of this sort of euc leaf is very nice.

 Outlines of paper-bark tree are sharp.

Maple is good. 

 Here are the steps of making. 

 After placing the leaves on papers, steamed and binded the signatures.  Made the nuno felt cover. sewed the paper cover of leaf print.  A little journal is made. 

  Not all the pages are nice. I marked the species and paper used.  That's a good ref. for my sourcing local leaves to make paper prints.

 Over the weekend with hubby we walked up and down the mountain, to the sea shore, picked some local leaves to do another experiments for my upcoming eco print journal. 

 This is my ref. book of eco print.....

 a journal for my path of eco print..........

Mogi, "mum, that's enough I'm tired......."

- Well, until next time.....  THANK YOU all !
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