Cloth books
Nov. 18th, 2011 08:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kestrellThe Art of Darkness blog had a post about making children's cloth books
http://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/?p=12484
specifically, the soft books which have things little kids can do, such as tie things, remove things, etc., but the post describes a woman who makes these books with "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" themes.
It occurred to me that this kind of book is innately accessible to readers who read through touch, and that this concept could be adapted to make a book for an adult. There could be a winter solstice themed book, with fake fur, pine needles, and mulled spice scent, or a cutesy "I love you" sort of book (one could even use those felt letters used for kids' clothboards), one could make a science fiction book with robots with cut-out squares of aluminum foil and tiny electronic parts, or one could make a horror book with cut-out monsters. One could even make an erotic cloth book. Any of these could also be adapted to making pages mini-collages which were more intended to be experienced as abstract tactile designs.
http://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/?p=12484
specifically, the soft books which have things little kids can do, such as tie things, remove things, etc., but the post describes a woman who makes these books with "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" themes.
It occurred to me that this kind of book is innately accessible to readers who read through touch, and that this concept could be adapted to make a book for an adult. There could be a winter solstice themed book, with fake fur, pine needles, and mulled spice scent, or a cutesy "I love you" sort of book (one could even use those felt letters used for kids' clothboards), one could make a science fiction book with robots with cut-out squares of aluminum foil and tiny electronic parts, or one could make a horror book with cut-out monsters. One could even make an erotic cloth book. Any of these could also be adapted to making pages mini-collages which were more intended to be experienced as abstract tactile designs.
