| Scrapbooks come in many different shapes and sizes, | | | | around a photograph or intertwined with other fibres - |
| and given the individuality of each one, a huge variety | | | | hemp or otherwise - to give a more dramatic effect. |
| of styles and colours. They can be used to portray | | | | Borders and pages |
| family histories, as well as incidents in the lives of | | | | Hemp - in wider sections - makes an excellent border |
| individuals, or simply as a celebration of a particular | | | | for a page, giving a different and unique look to any |
| interest of the creator. | | | | page, and can be used successfully as a background. |
| Many adornments are used to decorate and enhance | | | | A page sized sheet of hemp can be attached to the |
| scrapbooks, but with lace and ribbon among the most | | | | page - by glue or eyelets - and images and items |
| important it may appear that scrapbooking is a largely | | | | attached to the top for an even more 'wild west' |
| female pursuit: this may be so, but there are men who | | | | theme, and if the idea is to present that image |
| enjoy making scrapbooks, and they often want to | | | | completely, it is possible to cover a book using hemp, |
| present a more masculine look to their creations. | | | | producing the ultimate in wild west manly image! |
| This is achieved, in general, not just by the subjects | | | | Hemp is very useful as it is a thick, solid substance, and |
| portrayed, but also by the substances used, too, and | | | | it covers other mess very well indeed; a border of |
| chief among those that presents a manlier look is the | | | | hemp around a picture, or page, where the glue has |
| use of hemp. | | | | seeped a little more than normal will hid the mess |
| Versatile and masculine | | | | without any qualms at all, and will also look excellent in |
| Hemp is a very versatile material, and is used the | | | | the process. |
| world over for many different uses, but is particularly | | | | Hemp is mainly a natural product, and does not |
| useful in scrapbooks as an adornment and an | | | | possess any of the harmful properties harboured by |
| enhancement. | | | | such as newsprint; hence it will not rot the scrapbook |
| It is often said that hemp - whether it be single fibres | | | | when it comes into contact with the pages. |
| or patches of the cloth - gives a scrapbook not just a | | | | It also glues very easily, and strongly, and is thus a |
| masculine look, but also a look that is decidedly | | | | great addition and adornment to any masculine, or |
| 'western', as in the 'wild west' of America's past. | | | | otherwise, scrapbook page. |
| This is certainly true, as much literature of that era | | | | Hemp can be bought easily at stores countrywide, and |
| relies on distinctly sepia tinged photographs that can | | | | is not an expensive product, making it a valuable asset |
| have the same feel, and some of the look, given by | | | | in the search for interesting embellishments, especially if |
| hemp. | | | | you are looking to add that 'western' feel to your |
| Used as a border, hemp fibres can be simply laid | | | | scrapbook layout. |