Favorite Book Cover Materials
Favorite Book Cover Materials —Handmade Covers
September 15, 2022
Handmade Book Covers
There are almost infinite ways to cover a handmade book. These examples were all handmade.
From right to left, top row:
Embroidery on mud cloth. Used in a meditation book, taught by emmafreemanart.
Zentangling on Kraft-Tex. Cover of a journal.
Abstract art on mixed media paper.
Black and sepia ink applied with a handmade mark maker. Used in a Asemic booklet, taught by Jacqueline Sullivan. Website: https://www.jacquelinesullivan.com
Acrylic painting on fabric cover journal. Class taught by JoAnna Jackson. Website: https://www.joannajacksonartist.weebly.com
Watercolor painting on watercolor paper. Cover of a mini mixed media booklet.
Watercolor painting on watercolor paper. Used in a mini stab binding art piece.
From right to left, bottom row:
Button with antique button embellishment. Cover for button book.
Marbling paint on drawing paper. Cover for a journal.
Gel printing on mixed media paper. Covers for journals.
Eco-dyed muslin fabric. Backed by iron-on fusible web to make book cloth. Cover for journal.
Eco-dyed muslin fabric.
Pounded flowers and leaves on muslin fabric. Backed by iron-on fusible web to make book cloth. Closed spine cover for journal. Class taught by Dee Stoddard. Instagram: https://wwwinstagram.com/eduktr
Please share some of your handmade book cover ideas! I would be so excited to see what you do!!
Have a beautiful day!