Appreciation post: My weekend spent learning to bind books by hand

I found an old guide online and spent Saturday making my own journal. It's way more satisfying than buying one, and I'm hooked on keeping this craft alive.

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bensingh7mo ago

Tried that last year with some scrap paper, way more fun than I expected.

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bettybaker7mo ago

Honestly that bit about "keeping this craft alive" is what hits different. It's like when @bensingh used scrap paper, the book stops being just a thing and becomes a little piece of your own history. Ngl that's way cooler than anything you could ever buy.

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oscarb777mo ago

Oh man, you nailed it. Though I'd say it's less about "keeping it alive" and more just that making stuff feels good, you know?

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