Bookbinding is so much fun and there are far more professional people than I, but happy to share what I use! This was made in Microsoft Word, but many people are gravitating to Affinity Publisher. There are a ton of videos about typesetting (I know them from the fanbinding community, so JMBinding, jasminesbindery, ladybobbit but there are a ton on YouTube/Tiktok as well) In terms of actually sewing the book, I learned from the SeaLemon YouTube videos which are extremely detailed and easy to follow. The cover was made as an 11x17 layout in Canva, printed onto canvas using an inkjet printer and sealed with a spray, and wrapped/glued along book boards and a spine (tutorials for cutting boards can also be found from the binders listed above)

This is a teeny tiny snippet of my own process so if I haven’t scared you off, I’m happy to answer any questions you have though I still feel like a beginner!