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March 7, 2012
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This is a book that I made in about 4 hours using a coptic stitch, some art board, decorative paper, and bookbinding thread/hemp cord. On the cover is a Chinese character, 龍, which is a traditional version of 龙 (dragon, lóng).

The overall design of the book is simple. It has five holes, coptic binding, and simple paper on the cover. What's interesting (to me) is the Chinese character on the cover.

So let me tell you how I did it. xD You can see my guide here:


First I looked at the character and measured out distances between the different "levels" of the strokes. It is completely proportionate, and every hole I made aligns with another one! :dummy:

After I measured it and decided how to approach it best, I cut one single piece of hemp cord and began threading it through the holes in the cover. I started at the top left-most hole and ended on the bottom right.

The character is made by going in and out of certain holes so that you can never see how it's made from the outside. :eyes: But I did keep the inside of the cover bare so you can see the way I did it. xD

I hope that made sense. :shifty:

I love it! :happybounce:
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~litecrush Mar 30, 2012  Student Digital Artist
It is beautiful!! :iconlovesqueeplz:
I'd totally buy that. :eager:

/is late
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`SanguineEpitaph Apr 1, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you. :giggle::heart:
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~litecrush Apr 1, 2012  Student Digital Artist
:squee:
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*keyanadrake Mar 23, 2012  Professional Writer
Wow! That threading must have taken a while. That's so neat doing the script like that! :D
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`SanguineEpitaph Mar 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
It took about two hours! I am glad you like it, thank you. <:
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*keyanadrake Mar 28, 2012  Professional Writer
:hug:
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~Into-TheWild Mar 15, 2012
this is So cool! :happybounce:
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`SanguineEpitaph Mar 18, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you so much! C:
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*otohime0394 Mar 10, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
That looks amazing!!! :wow: I really like the decorative paper you used, and the chinese character is awesome! I cannot make sense of that plan, though... :lmao:
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`SanguineEpitaph Mar 18, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you, thank you! :happybounce:

The plan is...important! :stare: Now I can make infinite copies. :evillaugh:
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