The nice lady at the quilt show told me to use a top stitching needle- the eye is larger, so it might work for your thread. You are SO brave cutting apart that cover! Love the fabric cover.
Dear Barbara, l already thought you had so so many journals until today when l realised that some of your shelves are two journals deep 😮😮😮. That is so impressive. Isn’t it great that you get so much beauty from repurposing the packages you have. I love this aspect of Junk Journalling and find it to be quite validating. Can’t wait to see what you make at the festival. Have a beautiful day, Barbara 🇦🇺
A journal cover is an "it" until you give it a soul...that spark of life. Then it becomes "She".💖 Much like Dr. Frankenstein.😉 lol!!😂 I love when you do these makeovers and brings us along with you.💗💗💗
I love that you tried something new, even though you didn’t like it. Now you know and now you have 2 journals! Beautiful ones too! I can’t wait to see and hear all about your class!!!! Have fun!!!
Very cool on your showing your already made journals and your up scaled remake of your journals....very informative...and interesting process...................😻
I love this project sweetie. And your continuous perseverence and flexibility in spite of your need for some degree of control and perfectionism 😊 i know that struggle and it's real ❤
Love this fabric, will look for it in the USA. Next time you want to use your gold thread, try using a needle threaded to pull it through your sewing machine needle.
Hello Barbara, What a genius idea to make 2 JJ out of 1 ! I love how you explain your creative process. Both JJ are great! TYFS Take care and see you soon 🤗
You are such an inspiration! When I am in front of a blank page, I come on your site and watch your work! Thank you for sharing! Greetings from Québec Canada! ♥
You can try filling your bobbin with your special thread ...thread your machine with your regular thread and sew your cover top side down...this is how I use specialty threads....I love your new art room!😀
I was so excited to see the gold thread on the Journal. I use to laugh at those thread “helpers”. You stick this triangle shaped skinny wire through the eye of the needle, put your thread in one end of the triangle and pull it back out the way you put it in the eye. It pulls the thread through the eye, easy peasy! Long explanation. I can’t wait to see everything you learn!! ♥️♥️♥️ Your Journal is all ready and waiting. Oh, and I don’t laugh at them anymore. I’m old and my eyes appreciate any help they can get. Lol
YES you did EXACTLY what I hoped you would do!!!! Love it so much. I wish we had an Art Journal Festival here where I live in Northern Minnesota 💕🌸 Thank you Barbara.
What a great project - or maybe two projects! You've already converted me to preferring the softer, flexible, crunchy journal covers. Now you've illustrated a great method of making a flexible, rounded spine. I love that abstract fabric pattern. I'll have to visit my local quilting shop to see whether they have anything comparable. Thanks for being such a thorough teacher.
I absolutely love this fabric with the abstract patterns. I had to find some and it's not exactly the same pattern, but it's the same designer and I ordered some. I just love it. And the journal cover turned out great.
Soft spines are wonderful as are covers that wrap. I am using a drop sheet made of canvas which is very cheap from a general store, in New Zealand, called "The Warehouse". A drop sheet is what interior painters put down to cover floors when they are painting ceilings and walls. You can print on it, sew cloth onto it and paint on it too so it is very versatile. The edges fray as well. I love your ideas for covers and ephemera. Arohanui from me in Aotearoa New Zealand. ❤
I was on vacation in Amsterdam and Paris and was weirdly excited to find and look around Action in Amsterdam. I literally googled for one and took an Uber to it, intentionally.🤣 Unfortunately, I forgot to get the textile glue and they didn't have some of the goodies you find. But still... I enjoyed being there and finding some low cost goodies. (I also forgot to get newspapers in both Amsterdam and Paris and keep kicking myself.) And, yes, I talk to my projects all the time. Thanks for another inspiring video!
Hello Barbara, I was looking for a long time for the canvas in Holland and they don't had it. But now for a few weeks they have it. So yes they exist but I don't know of they are avedibel in Austria. Greets Simone
Ich liebe das Nähen mit Metallicfäden. Deshalb mein Tipp: Um Metallicfäden mit der Nähmaschine ohne Probleme zu nähen, empfehle ich "Metallic Sticknadeln von Madeira" Die Öse ist größer und feiner geschliffen, sodass sich der Metallicfaden einfach einfädeln läßt und nicht so schnell reißt. Die Oberfadenspannung etwas reduzieren!
When you want to thread a sewing machine needle with a three stranded thread use gluestick on the ends and thread your needle once dry. Or, as you already had gold thread on your bobbin, turn the project over and sew gold bobbin thread side up.
Ich bewunderes immer wieder, wie du mit so ungeliebten Sachen umgehst. Immer kommt am Ende etwas zufriedenstellendes heraus. Danke das du uns dabei mitnimmst, dass motiviert mich immer wieder. 😁Ich bin auch gespannt auf deine Erfahrungen bei dem Festival. So etwas gibt es bei uns auf dem Land leider nicht. Ich habe gerade diese Woche das erstemal diesen tollen Canvasblock bei uns (Siegen, RLP) im Action bekommen 😁 Da gabe es offensichtlich eine Umverteilung bei der Belieferung. Aus dem Programm genommen ist er also nicht.
Nochmal… ich finde es großartig etwas zu bearbeiten, was man nicht mag! 😊 Ich fände es furchtbar, wenn du dieses tolle Cover nicht umgearbeitet hättest und du es ungenutzt hättest rumstehen lassen 💚 ! Super toll! 😊 Ich bin sooo gespannt auf deine Erfahrungen vom Festival! Bei uns gibt es leider schon länger keine Canvasblöcke mehr im Action und ich finde das sehr schade… 😘 Liebe Grüße Nicole
You can get a metalic thread sewing machine needle which has a bigger eye, then if you thread with a needle threader it helps to stop splitting. Took a lot of swearing from me b4 i figured that out lololol
Hi Barbara, i love so so much the second junk journal cover but the glue for fabrik it's very strong for a long time or you going to sew ? I hope you understand me 😂... big kisses you ❤
Hi!!!! I enjoy your videos sooo much and I love your positive vibes! ❤️ Here in Germany I couldn't find the canvas pads and I searched three stores. So I ordered them from Craftelier alongside with other crafting materials. I wanted to ask you for the longest time and sorry if you already adressed the subject but what sewing machine do you use? I'm looking to buy one, I am a complete newbie with sewing. Thanks and have a lovely day! 😊
