So far, so good. I had to do the face by hand, the machine didn't do the trick.
Once I had completed the machine emboridery, I cut all the under layers off and used satin stitch to fix it to the cover. It was much too wrinkly and ....
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4232/1276/400/OriginalCover.jpg)
sewing the lady onto the cover made it shrink. (That is my story and I'm sticking to it, I did measure and cut correctly). So, I had to add some more to the bottom of the book and then a strap to join it at the inside of the book.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4232/1276/400/OriginalInside.jpg)
Anyway, I decided early this morning that I hate it. I decided to glue a new cover to the book, chop the lady off the old one and fix it to the new one.
So, where am I right now?
The new cover is glued on, the lady is in a box in my bookcase and I may add her to the cover later when I can show her to an expert friend of mine who can advise me. I'll post photos of the current cover tomorrow.
Update
This is the completed front cover:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3P4q3MWLYw5pJx0jcS1yfYJ22FhaBnqsgtsIyF_yGgeDgBHAQbcOmvHcqBYmgsgHzkDR9ePJMBPImcvGSuM2j31gVgIdVNvWpy2D7rSVo5mAier3j6qtYshWlfKYJCXFA8gT-9lvCgk/s400/frontcover.jpg)
I am very lucky to have a Craft Robo - a printer which cuts. I used it to create the letters on the inside of the front cover.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqAXx1LEZCmI64xmcXJAHPn5QJ-8G6uqQ7139Hk9xpzsl8HRPZsG6CFGsvjERIu5P0AndYZhzJ7pSmVOgKpGHdw-5W_oB73rp4tTQl13buQT8aAOjEdGAQBGicdgi6tO-m4T65jS707I/s400/frontispiece.jpg)
And this is the opposite page.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVEZ7RSgQs0R0Gy1SjVO3isc9XSUdbHXhin_c4h_q5P8fD1DfGqsLEOB4Li6FEv-c3aTKoGN6D__rpaWGJOAfq0QQmmdg3MGyj65gZ0LZpYH96z5ZgWHQA1VWG1O8Z3dO2oEUWZK9qbA/s400/frontispiece2.jpg)
I have had these images from Iran for 33 years, and I am so glad to have found a proper home for them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa4O_QU7v3H1D37Pmev0bZ73p1y-Q0cLoJTdNiqgmjz4NBmovLl31q75cVYNX35XLf_-tybXDlAh0xXUGbaeURWbFG9kNHBlB8OeHRQ4ht9rFjGZfN8hogggbQ6xVzmFnKHnXv9lw8HY/s400/layout1.jpg)
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