Finished!...almost
Yes! I finally finished my Stitchillo project. I managed to finish the binding before the holiday, much to my relief. The caps of the spine are goatskin leather, and the leather paring gods were not with me for this the first time around. The second time went smoother. I started by backing the knitting with paste and a thin sheet of Japanese paper. Next I constructed the spine with pieces of 20pt. library board. I wanted the knitting to be at least flush with the leather or slightly recessed. Here we are the second time around. The leather at the tail of the spine is darker because it is still wet from paste. In the middle of all this I had to chase Jacques out of the paper drawer. My fault of course for leaving it open, as you can clearly see by those eyes - total innocence even though the rest of the photo else is blurry. Finally the spine is ready for boards. In order to both hide the edges of the knitting and make the shoulders work, I had to dou