Gift books for Loritz circus dancers

These two books were made for visiting Kenyan dancers, Josie and Pela, from Loritz circus.

More from the West End Studio Summer Workshop 2010

The Snake Book. (above) This one is plain, but I'm looking forward to making others with pictures, photos, and illustrations.

One of my favourite books: The Concertina (above)

So many looks in one book!

The Studio West End Summer Workshop I

1, 2 & 3 Section Binding. (above)

I love the red kangaroo leather from Packers Leather.

Single sheet coptic stitch, created by Adele Outteridge.

Look for the intstructions for this stitch in Keith Smith's book:

Volume IV Non-Adhesive Binding: Smith's Sewing Single Sheets http://www.keithsmithbooks.com/

The beautiful and talented Adele Outteridge and Wim de Vos

by their fabulous "wall of stuff" at The Studio West End, January 2010.

A Gift Book for Narelle

This coptic stitch book is made with scrapbooking paper cover

and filled with white and coloured copy paper.

A Birthday Book for Sally Feb 2010

This coptic stitch book is filled with copy paper folded once

and covered with scrapbooking paper, sealed with aquadere wash.

More Christmas 2009

These little coptic stitched books are covered in recycled wrapping paper

and filled with white and coloured copy paper.

I made these as Christmas gifts for my two young friends,

Milla and Lani.

Christmas 2009

Handmade books make great presents and I was keen to keep up the skills I had learned from Adele's workshop, so I made these two little books as gifts for my dance teacher, Miss Toni Dean and her mum Erin. I used copy paper and wrapping paper.