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Wow, has it been a year already? I'm still enjoying using the pillow.

Thank you! I think I probably only did as much as I did in this book because I did the first sketch the same day that I bought the book! Too much time to think and plan isn't always a good thing haha. After I did my 6 months of sketching, I decided to use the rest for shorter projects rather than wasting the second half of the book. (although I've only done one extra project in it so far... Which I will show at the end of part 6)

Thank you! Yes, the lace making has been a long journey (so far).

Oh thank you! I'm so glad you found this helpful! I hope to do a new series of videos sometime soon as I've had some proper classes since I made this video.

Thank you! If you enjoy book binding videos, I've got a couple more tutorials in my handmade books playlist.

Thank you so much. It's nice to see that people are still watching this video and getting some enjoyment from it. Hope you have a lovely trip and are able to do some artwork.

Doing it as a diary is a good way to get ideas of what to draw... However, it's a bit more tricky for the dull days that are the same each week haha.

Thank you! At the time when I sketched the swimming dog, I was disappointed because it was so far from the image I was trying to copy. But looking at it again after time has passed, I am now pretty happy with it because I am not comparing it with the original!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Glad you are enjoying it!

Thank you very much!

Thank you for your comment (I always like to see long comments). I'm 49 so I don't actually remember Caroline, but I do have some old recordings of Rosko on Caroline from 1966. Thanks for the recommendation about soap problems. I don't think I'll be trying again though for a while. I've got so many other hobbies on the go. There are quite a lot of Nepali people who live in my town so I started off just wanting to be able to say 'hello, how are you?' and it grew from there. I'm not a fan of liquorice either. When I was a kid my grandparents always had them and I used to eat around the liquorice and give those bits back to my nan haha. I don't mind it as much now and will eat them whole but I still avoid the ones that are mostly liquorice. And I also hate the bobbly ones! I have recorded the next instalment today so hopefully I can get it edited later today or tomorrow. Thanks again

@@creationsfrommyheart2445 That sounds exciting, how did you make your bobbins? I’m glad my video has been helpful!

@madebylora I took bamboo skewers and cut them 4 inch each and put eight beads on the bottom and one on the top. I got the idea from another RUclips video but I cannot remember the creator off hand or id share that too. But I googled homemade bobbin lace bobbins and I found it that way. But you are the first to show me in a way I can clearly understand how to use them. I haven't printed a pattern yet but I got them loaded with my thread so I'm ready to give it a go once I print an easy pattern out lol

@creationsfrommyheart2445 that seems like a great way to do the bobbins! I think that's probably how I'd do it if I didn't already have bobbins.

I don't knit but I do also crochet and do tatting (I started tatting last year and hope to do some videos at some point soon). I'm glad you found this video easy to understand!

Thank you for your lovely comment! I’m glad you enjoyed this

Thank you! Nice to hear you found it worthy of being saved! For this particular book I wanted to use white thread because I sometimes like to do my sketches across the join. However a couple of people said the same as you about the thread. I've done a couple more tutorials since this one and in the one I did a couple of months ago, I used blue thread for the stitching demonstration. (If you look in my handmade books playlist, it's the one with a black and white marbled cover)

@ will do and I just meant the colored thread for demo purposes. These are exceptionally tidy books….impressive!

Thank you! At some point, I will get around to filming a proper flip through of the dog project! Haha

@madebylora yes please do!

Hahaha yeah, RUclips has low standards! Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for watching more than one video! That means a lot!

@madebylora enjoyed several videos and subscribed😀

@@Myscribbletreehouse thank you!

Thanks for watching!

@@karenlavigne1108 thank you

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed this

Thank you! I'm hoping to do a new series of videos soon. When I made this video it was just what I'd taught myself from books and RUclips but there were several things I wasn't sure about. Since then I've had some proper lessons.

Thank you! Yes, this one was a big challenge that I gave myself with doing the story and making the book too! I think next year I'll keep it simple hahaha.

Thank you! I'm always more happy with some sketches and less happy with others, I guess that's normal. It was fun doing it like a diary, although some days I struggled with what to draw because there wasn't always much happening day to day haha.

Thank you so much. That is such a lovely comment!

@@FightingBoredom thank you!

Thank you

Haha I bet I sounded funny though! Thank you

Thank you so much for your lovely comment!

Thank you

@sketchingnothing I do a lot of stopping to think while making lace! Hahaha

@ I’m just starting to learn lace making and your videos are wonderful! So clear 😍 thank you for making them

Thank you! I'm hoping to make a new series soon because this video was made before I'd had any proper lessons and I've learned some new things (and clarified some things I wasn't sure about)

@@carolined3058 thank you!

@@kathleenmaugeri6582 Thank you! Yes, I try and keep the supplies simple so that anyone can do it with whatever they have. If I do use special tools, I try as much as possible to think about alternatives that more people might have at home.

@@melissazabower339 it is relaxing when you get into the rhythm of it, although it can sometimes be quite stressful learning new techniques haha

Haha thank you. I hope you enjoy this little series

That’s a good question! In this book I used 100g paper and I find that groups of 4 pages works nicely. For thicker paper I’d probably do 3. More pages will still work but when you have more pages folded together, the middle pages of the group stick out further. In that case it is possible to trim the edge so the pages are all level, but I avoid doing that as much as possible because I always worry I will end up cutting it badly and ruining it. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for your question!

@ That’s a good answer!

I started with 15 pairs of bobbins, but my collection has definitely grown.

Thank you, that is so kind of you to say! There are a few videos on RUclips where people show how you can try out bobbin lace without investing in all the specialised equipment first. If you search for bobbin lace without tools, or without supplies, something like that, you should see a few pop up. It sort of feels like the kind of craft that needs the "correct" tools, but it's good to see some DIY cheaper options too. There also some beginner groups on Facebook too where you can ask questions when you are stuck.

I'm glad you found it too! 😁.

Thank you so much! That's such a lovely thing to say!

Trust me, you will still lose your mind! Hahahaha! But don't let that put you off trying. It's worth the effort... Eventually haha

I have issues with veg too! Although for me it's mostly the taste that I struggle with, so I have to disguise the flavour. In the past, I found it helpful to make soups although I have to admit they always looked a disgusting brown or green colour, but the taste was ok.

Thank you. I did think about putting text up on the screen showing the weight I'd lost in pounds and also kilograms because I know different ways of measuring weight make more sense to people of different ages or countries, but decided I didn't want to put too much emphasis on the numbers (especially as I've mostly regained it anyway haha).

@@sonseraedesigns Thanks! It’s easier now that I’ve got a bigger memory card, but my camera also shuts off after about 30 minutes! All part of the learning process haha

@ Yes, I have a really good camera and I have experienced the same thing as I do painting workshops. So frustrating because I can’t hear the camera turn off doesn’t matter how big my memory card is. There’s a 30 minute time limit. Also, the yes paste is amazing. I took a bookbinding class and that is what is used to paste the fabric on to the board. It’s quite expensive but my jar is still good and I’ve had it over 20 years!! Thanks again for the great tutorial.

Not yet. I've been distracted with other projects and starting a new job etc, so I'm currently still using the cat food box version haha

Some patterns are harder to follow than others! Since making this video I've had some lessons and that has really helped me. It's so hard to do on your own, just from books.

Thank you!

@@madebylora sorry I had skipped through the video, and didn't realise you'd made one of the sketchbooks out of brown packing paper! I recently had done a similar thing with a notebook from brown grocery bags! but mine was way way wonkier than yours 😄 you've got the most beautiful covers! something to inspire me ☺ i love this sort of creativity.

Thank you! Wonky is good! It proves it's handmade haha. I've got a couple of book binding tutorials on my channel and currently working on another one. I love using handmade books.