If you've read through my other pages you will know by now that I have had a lifelong love affair with books and reading, fortunately inherited from my parents and passed on to my own children. The question "Who would you like to be stranded on a desert island with?" has always been answered with "A supply of all my favourite authors' books!" 

 

Some time before the wedding, I attended a talk given to our Craft Club by Di Breeze, a local maker of books and handmade paper. I was entranced as she showed us various books she had made. This opened up a whole new world of creativity and I immediately signed up to do the course, which started after my return from my travels.

 

Only a true booklover can understand the thrill of having a book, albeit a small one, in your hands that you, yourself have made. My husband thought I was crazy when I came home with the first little book in my hands, thrilled with what I had achieved, my eldest daughter said "Cool!" and wants me to teach her what I have learnt.

 

These few scans show some of the books I have made to date. I am still attending the course and have loads to learn. I also intend to make a 'Memories of 2001' Journal, the cover of which at present is circumnavigating the globe, as my Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery 'sisters' work their magic on it.