#also had the bonus of a binder kicking the bucket at work last week
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After many years, guess who decided to try their hand at bookbinding again?
That's right, me! And of course I chose I giant of a fic, because I am nothing if not ambitious XD. I think it's 3 inches or more thick, and came to a whopping 1088 pages! The fic is Count Your Blessings by @madmothmadame , a Founders Era Tobirama centric fic and I cannot recommend it enough <3 <3 <3
My cover fabric and end paper are pretty simple, one part because I thought it suited the story, one part because I had them on hand, and one part because I'm a raw beginner and that's about as good as I could manage XD
It took a lot of waffling on my part (graphic design is NOT a great skill of mine) but overall I ended up really happy with how the title page came out - if I had the artistic skill to paint/draw it or the supplies to transfer it, this would have gone on the cover as well. Alas, for now it shall remain inside only.
A little detail that gave me some grief, as I waffled on font style and size a bit, but ultimately I'm really pleased with it - I used a plum blossom branch as the scene break throughout the book. If you've read the fic, you probably know why I picked that particular image for this and the title page ;)
I realized after printing that some of my paper had gotten a bit aged, even though it was stored in the printer. I wasn't about to waste the paper, ink and time for a reprint though, so I left it. Since the book is for me, little things like that are no bother. I was just glad I didn't fuck up in the printing or signature sewing order X'D
I included the authors notes from the end of each chapter as a bonus section at the end, so they'd be preserved with the story but not breaking up the flow of reading the book ^_^
Final view, this time from the spine - think I left the gap a little to wide between the cover boards and spine but eh, again this is just for me and only my third binding ever (and certainly the largest! XD) so I'm still really pleased overall.
A very fun experience, and I'm looking forward to my next re-read of the story, where I'll be doing it with my very own chonky boi version held in my hands :3
#viv18art#bookbinding#naruto#tobirama#count your blessings#really glad I decided to bind this fic#it was just as fun as I remembered#except better because I have a good printer now#so I could do that at home and not have it buggered up like it was for ayem#also had the bonus of a binder kicking the bucket at work last week#so I had the opportunity to scavenge the boards#made the cover part easier for me for sure#I've kinda got the binding bug now#this project went so well imperfections and all#and SO much faster than I thought#like it took me... I dunno three weekends and a bit?#I spent more time figuring out the formatting than anything#once I was on to the physical portion the project just flew#it was great#very looking forward to the next one#and I have so many fics I'd love to bind <3#best part is even if it takes me a bit to get stuff for the cover#I can make the text blocks whenever and just have them ready#I mean of course I like to do it all at once#but sometimes needs must#and the text block part is my fave part anyways soooo#yeah#new hobby unlocked methinks
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