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Commissioned by award-winning Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the Penguin Threads series debuted with cover art by the supremely talented Jillian Tamaki. I was blown away by her exquisitely embroidered classics book-covers and particularly love her Secret Garden cover.
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The series now continues with cover art by Rachell Sumpter – beautiful gift-worthy classics. The covers are sketched out in a traditional illustrative manner and then hand-stitched using a needle and thread. The final covers are sculpt embossed for a tactile, textured and beautiful book design. See what you think…
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If you’d like to learn more about the Penguin Threads or the Penguin Classics range, you can check out the website here.
They are beautiful aren’t they! I love The Wind in the willows! This would be the dream commission for an embroidery artist!
I like the Wind in the Willows, too. I think I would like it framed on my wall…
This is a lovely post!
Thanks for bringing this to light.. they’re simply amazing and wonderful and a little bit quirky too 😉
Would you mind if I shared your post on my blog please?
Robyn x (also in Sydney) 😀
Hi Robyn – so glad you like the ‘threads’. I do, too.
Be my guest!
Cheers
Jo
They are really gorgeous Jo… and thankyou!! 😀
Robyn x
Reblogged this on Daisy Quilts and commented:
With Jo’s permission, I’m reblogging her wonderful post about these gorgeous books!!
Oh WOW! This is amazing! I’ve re-posted this on a Fb book review site I follow, hope that’s OK 🙂
Hi Ellen – the more the merrier, I reckon. Cheers 🙂
Ooops I should’ve said which site! It’s the Newtown Review of Books (https://www.facebook.com/NewtownBooks)
Little Women book designs are my favourites – how long would they take to do? Wonderful.
Zac – I reckon they would take far longer than I have the patience for (and I have opposable thumbs!)
Love, love, love these. Breathtaking.
Most excellent! 🙂
OMG! I am totally buying a few of these for Christmas gifts – and maybe one for myself! What a great way to remind people of how special tangible books can be!
You and LM are in total agreement on this, SSFAM. Beautiful, aren’t they.
Oh – how very lovely!
🙂
Gorgeous and some of my all time favourite stories, what a truly fabulous find, thank you!
What’s lovely is how the classics hold such a special memory for so many people. I reckon the Penguin marketing team are onto a winner!
Absolutely lovely
I think so, too, Crazy. 🙂
Those designs are gorgeous!
Hi-ho Clowie. Cheers for stopping by. I agree!
Hope you dont mind but I will be re-blogging this….beautiful books thankyou for bringing them to my notice, two of my favorite things….classic literature and stitchery! I immediately hopped over to the website to buy one as a gift [ Wizard of Oz ].
Aalid
Awww – thanks, aalid. Always happy to have the love shared. Cheers!
Reblogged this on mageandraven and commented:
Lovely post from This Sydney Life, stiched book cover designs, and Penguin seemed have chosen some of my favorite books! I have already bought one of these as a gift for a Wizard of Oz loving friend.
The beauty of a book – nothing will replace it. Thanks for sharing Syders! Long live books!
Hello lovely Marina! Totally agree – nothing beats a good book. A real one. They even smell good!
i agree! the smell of books! and they look so good lined up on a shelf 🙂
I saw the one of Emma the other day in the bookstore it was very pretty!