A Book in a Tin

These little books were made for a challenge with a Textile Artists group. The idea was to make a book that would fit into a tin or box or a scroll for those who were not inclined to make books. The theme was The Twelve Days of a Stitcher’s Christmas.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, a small concertina book that has pages that have been altered and simple Tree shapes cut from pieces of embroidery.

The tin was altered to match the book pages

The original tin, a gift voucher tin.

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas. This was the piece that I made first, however, once the book was made it would not fit in the tin due to the thickness of the embroidered trees. The  papier-mâché / cardboard tree worked perfectly as a tin/box to hold the book.

Another small concertina book with altered pages and trees made with off cuts from some of my embroideries or bits of stitching. An advantage of a well stocked scrap bin and a tendency to hoard all manner of  textile bits and pieces.