Stitch*illo Project
I am thrilled to have been asked to participate in Uppercase Magazine and Todd Pattison's binding collaboration. Last year, as I understand the story, Todd proposed that Uppercase leave a few copies of their new publication on Feed Sacks unbound. Todd asked friends who are book binders if they would be interested in binding a set anyway they wished. A friend of mine was asked to bind a copy and I loved it! This round is called Stitchillo, a book of artistic needlework and embroidery. Right up my ally. I have used many different needle work techniques on my artists' books in the past including crochet, knitting, and embroidery. The minute I received the book I knew I wanted to reference historical needlework. Working in an archive, I am surrounded by evidence of women's needlework through the last four centuries. But how to bind the work? When I was young, a pet-peeve was when cover illustrations of books didn't match the actua...