stimtoybox: sew-much-to-do: DIY Embroidered Moleskine ✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖ sew-much-to-do: a visual collection o
stimtoybox:sew-much-to-do:DIY Embroidered Moleskine✖✖✖✖✖✖✖✖sew-much-to-do: a visual collection of sewing tutorials/patterns, knitting, diy, crafts, recipes, etc.I really like this for a very stealth, adult stim option–a book cover that looks pretty but also offers great texture for stroking in a classroom, office or lecture theatre.Any notebook with a plastic, cardboard or moleskin cover that can be punched through with a needle will work–there’s no reason you couldn’t do this on a cheap cardboard-cover saddle-stitched/stapled notebook.As someone who sews handmade books when my hands allow, I cannot stress enough the importance of pre-punching your holes when sewing through something like paper or cardboard. It will be easier to keep your stitches neat with pre-punched holes. I have three different commercial awls, but for this job I still use a handmade awl (a giant tapestry needle taped to a broken felting needle) and I would recommend using a very large needle to pre-punch unless your awl is very fine (and you have good control over your hands). I often lack the control to keep from punching too-big holes with my awls; my handmade version, with a slimmer needle shaft, is easier for me to use. And when I taught a class on handmade bookmaking, everyone used my DIY awl because it was easier for them to handle. I wouldn’t recommend buying one if you can scrounge up a big needle instead.The stitch used is a basic back stitch.Components:Moleskin notebookSewing needle (an embroidery needle with a larger eye is best)Embroidery threadScissorsPencilEraserPaper for tracingAwl (or very large needle)Please note that the tutorial relies on images to convey meaning and has no alt-text or image descriptions. -- source link