My second embroidery journal is complete!

So, this journal didn't grow that big, after all.

I really felt like wrapping it up, there was a strong sense of... fulfillment, so to say?

All the works found their place inside the journal. I liked how they matched being paired up together and didn't want to drag it out anymore just to incorporate a couple of other old embroidery pieces that I didn't even have a vision for in this journal.

Besides, I wanted to make a journal cover already, and check if my idea would work! :)

And I think it worked well, alhamdulillah. Basically, it is a “sheet” that is double the size of the journal with a couple extra centimeters added to the center to accommodate the spine comfortably.

The method of joining the cover with the pages is a little different though. 

In this case, both the journal cover and a page were already treated with buttonhole edging, and I joined them by sliding my needle in between them while wrapping the thread around the shaft.

I probably should do a tutorial some time because the explanation above is frankly lacking :D

By the way, if you missed any posts on this topic, check out embroidery journaling tag and see how it came to life in stages!

And now, let's see how it looks inside:

This journal is a true delight, I'm just so happy that something cute came out of my lockdown slumber :D

Also, the new method of “binding” seems to be both functional and fun! I still have to practice a lot to make it neater, but even at this stage I'm totally pleased with the look :)

Journal #3, wait for me!