I'm quite pleased at the way this is turning out; only one fair sized section to go, and the stitch will be complete. The nature of the piece has changed, somewhat. however, as I discovered when I picked it up to start stitching. Part of the paper block on the left hand side of the quilt is no longer as it was when I started. Here it is now...
Yup...it's frayed, distressed, nay, disintegrating in parts. What can have done this? Well, that's where the feline intervention comes in. I have the habit of putting whatever I'm stitching behind me, on the back of the sofa. Turns out Merlin has been sleeping on it. I said early on that the paper was quite fragile, and here's the proof. Some of it has just disappeared, although by and large, it's hanging on in there, thankfully. Also thankfully, I like the result. Just as well, really, as it would take an inordinate amount of work to replace it. And fortunately, the books are too small to treat like this, so we won't be having a repeat performance, though if anyone wants an alternative method for distressing hand made paper, here it is, help yourself. Just keep your fingers crossed that your cat doesn't attempt to shred it (Mollie probably would have).
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