The Art of Books

I was introduced to book arts while working on my undergraduate degree in graphic design at Georgia State University. I fell in love with it immediately! Since then, I have taught book arts classes and even sold some of books. Here you will an assortment of all things book arts: reviews of resources and materials, directions, advice, and even my musings on the topic.

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Xandria Moonbrook was my first D&D character: a half-elven, lawful good, cleric/sorceress. Mirawyn is my current character, a half-elven, neutral good, sorceress/cleric. Maid Mirawyn is my Guild Wars primary, a mesmer. Me? I'm just this chick, you know? (Married Christian, far too many cats, no kids yet.)

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Beautiful new embroidery floss!


DMC has done it again! Well, I think they have. I haven't tried the floss yet, but it looks beautiful.

The new Color Variations floss is a multicolor floss, but it's nothing like the (often gaudy) variegated flosses. This floss is tonal, with a subtle blending of colors within a color family. It's beautiful.

DMC, of course, intends the floss primarily for cross stitch. The concept is simple: instead of changing colors every few stitches to produce subtle color variations, why not let the thread do the work? The blending of colors adds a great depth to embroidery.

But of course, we're interested in it for stitching books! I meant to buy some, but I forgot last time I was at Michael's. I thought, "I'll think about the color, then come back." Of course, two days later I remembered...oh well. But I think it will add a really nice touch to stitching, especially to tassels or cords. And the best part? Each colorway is matched to existing DMC colors, making it easy to coordinate. Yay!

I think my favorite is 4210, a beautiful range of dark reds.

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