Cloth books for adults is a great idea. You could even do books for lots of reading of words, too (in braille with embroidery knots and English words written in indelible ink, etc.) -- especially good for reading in bed, 'cause if you fall asleep on top of it, you don't need to worry about crumpling the pages, or poking yourself in the ribs with a hard bound corner.
And also, with "quiet books"? Absolutely, positively, guaranteed never give you a paper cut!
Back in the day before Zazzle, when I was a teenager, and dreamed of having my own hand-painted sweatshirt business, I thought a great idea for a Valentine's Day gift would be a romantically-designed shirt with a pocket, and in the pocket, a linen (or cotton) handkerchief with a love poem on it, folded, and slipped into the pocket over the heart). A cloth book of love poems would be great, grown-up, bedtime book...
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Date: 2011-11-18 07:22 pm (UTC)And also, with "quiet books"? Absolutely, positively, guaranteed never give you a paper cut!
Back in the day before Zazzle, when I was a teenager, and dreamed of having my own hand-painted sweatshirt business, I thought a great idea for a Valentine's Day gift would be a romantically-designed shirt with a pocket, and in the pocket, a linen (or cotton) handkerchief with a love poem on it, folded, and slipped into the pocket over the heart). A cloth book of love poems would be great, grown-up, bedtime book...