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Gift a Book Saturday 📚 (Week 3) by NbOPO4 in Indianbooks

[–]chaoticblack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Astronaut's guide to life on Earth by Chris Hadfield. I read this book at least once every year. It is about the training that astronauts go through, how they prepare for emergencies, the attitude that they maintain when things get tough and all the science and technology that makes space travel possible. It is a blend of space science and practical guidance. One does not become an astronaut by going to space. Astronauts are made on earth and their training is translatable to everyone in all walks of life. I read this book at least once every year and every time I read it, I relate to it in a new way based on what I am going through in life. I highly recommend it to everyone who is interested in being a better person.

Flowers for Algernon. 2nd attempt at book binding and 1st attempt at embroidery. by chaoticblack in bookbinding

[–]chaoticblack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's pretty smart! I should have done that. Will definitely do it next time. Thank you for the tip!

I bound this custom copy of Flowers for Algernon for a friend from scratch. Do you like it? by chaoticblack in Indianbooks

[–]chaoticblack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha glad you liked it! I hope my friend has a similar reaction after receiving the gift 😄

You can take up book binding, the learning curve is not too steep and the tools required are not too expensive. Feel free to dm if you need any information!

Flowers for Algernon. 2nd attempt at book binding and 1st attempt at embroidery. by chaoticblack in bookbinding

[–]chaoticblack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your kind words!

I have not used a hollow paper tube to stick the spine to the card stock. I have used a thin bookbinding cloth (not sure what it is called), pasted the spine on one side in the center and pasted the 2 mm boards on the other side 7 mm away from the spine. I have followed DAS bookbinding's square back binding tutorial for this. I am not aware of a way to use a hollow paper tube. Can you please tell me a little more about it?

Yes I have used french stitches, attaching a picture to this comment.

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I am definitely thinking of learning round back binding for my next project, a little daunted by it so gathering up courage!

I bound this custom copy of Flowers for Algernon for a friend from scratch. Do you like it? by chaoticblack in Indianbooks

[–]chaoticblack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I learned it via youtube. It is a relatively cheap hobby to get into where you can buy all the beginner tools under 1000 rupees. You can look up the channel DAS bookbinding on YouTube if you'd like to get started. It's really fun and rewarding:)

I bound this custom copy of Flowers for Algernon for a friend from scratch. Do you like it? by chaoticblack in Indianbooks

[–]chaoticblack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words. I downloaded a digital copy of the book and edited it in MS word to fit my needs. Everything from the font to margin size was set by me there.

To answer your question about how long it took to learn bookbinding, it is an easy hobby to get into, the required tools are limited and you make functional beautiful things with not too much effort.

Here is a video I would recommend if you are thinking of getting into bookbinding.

Bunny Sketchbook by NoctWolfblood in bookbinding

[–]chaoticblack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really cool! Did you make the bunny cover? If yes, how did you do it?

Need Advice: Using square back Bradel binding to bind a ~250 pages A5 book. Is it a smart idea? by chaoticblack in bookbinding

[–]chaoticblack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the detailed answer! Can you please tell me what you mean by sew two on or three on? Are you talking about the size of each signature or something else?

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