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.
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Date: 2011-11-19 12:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-11-19 04:50 pm (UTC)And I prefer to give little gifts that are actually useful. And the idea occurred to me that a booklet with seven pockets, could be like those pill organizers with seven compartments, to organize your medications, only with my idea, each pocket could hold (maybe) a 3" by 5" index card for that day's notes (to write down phone numbers for people you meet, to-do lists, etc.). So I was thinking it would need to be extra durable paper to hold up. ...I was thinking wall paper samples, from those discontinued sample books would be good...
Oh, and speaking of beads for braille, there is a scrapbooking supply which is specifically for decorating greeting cards with sheets of seed beads with strong stickum on their backs, so you can just take them off the sheet their sold on (sort of like candy dots), and stick them on the card... so you don't have to sew them on.
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Date: 2011-11-19 05:18 pm (UTC)Have you heard about the paper used for bank cards now being used as a craft paper? I forget what it is called, but it is superdurable.
Do you know the name of the beads with sticky on them? I have an ongoing tactile tapestry project in which I wanted to use beads, but frankly, I don't think I was made for beading. I mansged to get a number of strands beaded and sewn on, and the threads broke, beads everywhere! and I have I managed I have an old wood floor in my room, with lots of cracks for things to fall into?
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Date: 2011-11-20 12:40 am (UTC)However, Googling for "Self Adhesive Craft Pearls" brought up a lot of hits. I don't know how well they'd attach to fabric, but if the adhesive is strong enough to endure the postal service, and arrive at their destination still attached to the card, as intended, it's got to be pretty strong.