After watching the recent Docrafts & Beaders Companion shows where they demo’d Shamballa style bracelets, I was inspired to have a try myself. Wanting to add my own spin to the concept I created a book tie.
Shamballa inspired Book Tie
Materials Used
Waxed cotton cord 2mm thick
Note book is a Daler Rowney sketch book
I find book ties helpful in keeping a page, like a book mark. For keeping a book closed, and for holding pages in place while you are sketching on location.
In place of beads I tied Chinese Button knots on the ends of the cords.
Hope you like it, it was quick to make and perhaps I’ll make some of these for Christmas gifts.
In today’s post a great little tutorial for making Book ties. I’ve been making these for years and they are really handy. You can use them for book marks, for holding your pages down while you sketch outdoors and make them as functional or fancy as you like. Great for last-minute gifts too.
Billie's Book Ties
You Will Need
Sketch book or whatever style and size of book you want to use your book tie with
Cotton cord or flat shoe lace. I found UN Waxed cord or lace gave a better hold. The waxed ones seem to slip to easily.
Beads if you wish to add decoration for a more elaborate design
PVA glue if using cord instead of shoe laces
Scissors
Method
This is definitely one of those tutorials best done on film! Trust me these are super easy to do, and really quick to make as well.
Options/Added Extras
Depending on the cord style you use, how about adding some more decorative beads to use the book ties as book marks and page holders.
Try them using flat shoe laces for your art journals, they are great for keeping your place, or keeping your book closed too.
Links
Shoe laces are widely available on the high street
This tutorial was meant to go up last week, but You Tube put the original soundtrack back on after I dumped it. All you could hear were the budgies and DH clucnking around Have to re upload it and then it takes 36 hours to ‘settle’ to quality in You Tube Hope I can resolve this or the online class is in jeopordy!
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Have to re upload it and then it takes 36 hours to ‘settle’ to quality in You Tube 
