Linkage: How I Learned to Love to Link

Linkage: How I  Learned to Love to Link

The French Link

I recently learned the French Link stitch in a class, and then almost immediately made 7 books using it. I had struggled with the structure in class, and felt sure that if I could just sit down far from the maddening crowd in the relative sanctity of my studio, I could get comfortable with this process, and be on my way to mastering it. The little model above is my first solo flight, and it was fun, and gratifying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Brown Bear Book. A Gift. For a Brown Bear. Made of paper, board, ribbon, Eco-fi felt and hemp cord. Five signatures, or sections, or three folios each. The “x” is the French Link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My book from class. Fun use of paper.

 

And maps. This book is composed of seven sections of four folios each. The links are created over the ribbons, which are then inserted through slits in the covers, glued to the inside of the covers, and then in this case, covered with paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting daring, I employed three ribbons on this one, inspired by polkas dots, linking four sections of three folios each.

The inside was fun.

There are some nifty-looking sites and tutorials out there that deal with the French Link, so i feel confident that should i need further support, it will be easy to find.  I hope this post has whetted your appetite…you have to love this stitch…its French! C’est si bon!