Until a travelling circus ringmaster knocks at the castle door, promising to make Stitch Head a star.

I studied Sorbello Stitch, invented by Romeyne Robert Ranieri di Sorbello, and saw examples of the stitch in the Sorbello Foundation Museum. If your book is heavy comprising of many signatures, it may swell up because of the threads that lie between the signatures.The blanket stitch along the 1/2″ portion between the left and right halves/portions of the page are not joined so that the page can fold. At this stage, you would have already placed your signature on the platform with the marks and the tapes aligned. The Stitch Book is A5 format with 140 pages, spiral bound so that it lies flat when you are referring it. If you find your page is too floppy then you could slip pieces of card paper into the pockets if you want a stiffer page. Adepte de micro-macramé, j’envisage de crèer un cahier en tissu , réferenciel d’échantillons de chaque “noeud et combinaison” appris.

Ascertain that all the kettle stitches are firm and tight, but slightly flexible at the same time so that the book can easily be opened up later on as shown in figure 58. I’m on a road trip in Western Australia, so I’m doing this 100 day challenge in the Australian bush, in the serenity of nature, bird life and the great outdoors. Hold the needle in your hand and pull the thread as shown in figure 50 until there is no space between the knot and the signature edge on the outer side.

Now I am a ceramic artist but I have always wanted to try slow stitching and use my stash of fabrics. If your book is thick, you may need to use an additional piece of thread, which will be discussed in detail later. Once that’s done you join the right hand portion of page 2 with the left hand portion of page 3 and so on. There are always more stitches to discover… Whilst visiting the Palazzo Sorbello in Perugia, Italy (as one does!