Stitch Like An Egyptian

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack!
And finally I have some photos of proof of what I have been involved in learning.

I became obsessed with the idea of handcrafting my own line of journals. They needed to be a journal that would please the average journal writer, and the artist...or one who does visual journaling. I needed a journal that would lie completely FLAT when writing or drawing in it.

So, this quest took me back to ancient Egypt. Of course.
It was back in the 3rd and 4th Centuries when the Copt's - who were Egyptian Christians- developed this bookmaking concept come to be known as the "Coptic stitch"

And it was a bear to learn. Well, for one who is 'needle and thread impaired' such as I.
I had wonderful help along the way. My sister-friend-neighbor, Kimber, showed me some sewing basics, my daughter displayed a tremendous amount of patience with me- even though I KNOW she was sick of hearing the words 'coptic stitch', my soul-sista's - Linda and Ellen encouraged me daily to keep on truckin', and absolute strangers around the nation offered tutorials and suggestions.

So, here is my first successful journal. It is the beginning. I have found my passion. And I will soon be offering my one-of-a-kind coptic stitch journals for sale.