Chaotic Bindery

Binding since 2022 || No commissions. || Believer of the Gift Economy of Fandom. || Keep Fandom Free

[livedinthecastle]

hello child born between the end of the 1990s and beggining of the 2000s, welcome to my saw trap. in front of you is a computer, you can learn to code and guarantee yourself the only career that will be available in a couple of decades, or you can play around on ms paint and develop a beautiful creative mind that will starve to death forever, you have a few years to choose but by the time you do it'll be too late

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

@chaoticbindery You have surpassed yourself. This bind is increeeeedddible I am incredibly impressed. B watched me open it and babble about the details for a solid half hour. The golden antlers. The rainbow paper. The Author's note. The Mpreg Manifesto. The bind itself. THE FANFIC PIN.

I have been periodically taking it and flipping through it with awe and gratitude.

Thank you so so so sooooo much it's beautifullll.

[chaoticbindery]

AHHH IM SO HAPPY IT NOW LIVES WITH YOU!(AS IT SHOULD)

[chaoticbindery]

I am the moved on by Thisliminalspace @thisliminalspacedaydreams

I don't even know where to start, lol. I loved this fic, but let me tell you, the lovey person behind the story... just love ya mar!!

This fic was a whole thing. I went from 1 idea to another, trying to make it perfect. Ultimately, I got to accept that things can't always be flawless and all those flaws are parts of me.

As always below the line, there are spoilers... and more pics

So the typest had to be reworked a few times. I was unsure as to what I wanted, so I kept it as close to what I felt was the essence of the fic and mpreg... did I motioned this was an mpreg fic?

I had to

I added gold foil to the titles. Initially, I was looking to do a multi color thing, but it didn't work out. Additionally, I used wooden letter blocks for the drop caps and brooms for the scene breaks

After that, we have the binding info. This baby was printed on what I would call happy paper, lol. I love the texture and the colorful dots on it, I also hand dyed my thread to match my bookcloth. The endpapers also match the bind.

The bind style was inspired by @rhipidurafan, thansk to the renegade server for helping me with advice as to how to put this case together! 💙

Here are a few process pics of putting the case together. The cover was machined foiled for the story title, I did hot pink and used a very fun patterned foil for the writer's name

Hand-made endbands using viscous thread and 2mm leather core. I also included a nice golden ribbon

As always, if you would like to learn how to bookbind, consider joining the @renegadeguild discord server

[starblightbindery]

This is the bookbinding kit that I wish I had when I first started out. The goal was to put all of the hard-to-source supplies in one newbie starter kit--only the good stuff that we fanbinders actually use. (Also, I really, really wanted a storage pouch celebrating our hobby.) THE FANFIC BOOKBINDING STARTER PACK

So we've got:

Bone Folder

Awl

Hole Punching Guide

Bookbinding Needles

100% Linen Thread

Raw Beeswax

Linen or Ramie Tape

Mull

Pre-Made Endbands

Corner Miter

Resource Brochure

Fanfic Themed Pouch

Olfa Knife (optional, but so useful!)

I figure most people already have things like rulers and brushes at home, and other things like glue and boards are easier to source separately. I'm hoping this kit takes the stress out of finding all of the fiddly bits from people who are new to the hobby. (Seriously, why are Lineco products so expensive!!!)

I'm hoping to use this space to blog more about the kit as time goes by. It was several months in the making. Local fanfic binders in the SoCal area helped me figure out what to include and what to leave out. Their feedback on what to include in the resource brochure was invaluable.

I sourced materials from China, India, Poland, Lithuania, and even my local farmer's market. I taught myself 3D modeling to design the corner miter. I corresponded directly with linen and mull manufacturers. I learned a lot about bone folders. Fanbinding is an act of resistance, liberation, and celebration. We're creating codices and preserving what we love. I don't bind in the fandom that inspired v.2.0's theme, but I know a lot of my fellow binders do. It was important for me to put the progress pride flag and trans pride flag on the kit to stick it to you-know-who.

[chaoticbindery]

Bind your fav fics yourself! It's very rewarding work!

[fansplaining]

Episode 217: Fanbinding

On Episode 217, “Fanbinding,” Elizabeth and Flourish talk to Tiffo (aka Fanboundbooks) about the art of turning fanfiction into physical books, and the fanbinding collective known as the Renegade Bindery (@renegadeguild). Topics discussed include how exactly you make a book, Renegade’s origin story and huge growth in recent years, fanbinders’ firm commitment to the non-monetized gift economy, and Binderary, a month-long event this February with challenges, fan-run classes, and more. Plus! (Spoiler) Flourish literally joins the Renegade Discord during the recording session.

Click through to our site to listen or read a full transcript!

[chaoticbindery]

The Gift Economy of Fandom is the best thing that has happened to me.

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

Hard launching my cheesy bind logo because

[chaoticbindery]

Imma commission you to make mine 🤣

This is ✨️PURE ART✨️

[chaoticbindery]

Embers by Vathara @wuxiaphoenix

Special thanks to @sayornispress for letting me use their typeset to complete these binds for the 4th annual @renegadepublishing exchange! Thanks to the mods and my giftee for their patience while I struggled lol 🙈

I hope my giftee loves them as much as I loved making them. I'm glad they arrive at their forever home.

This is what the gift economy of Fandom is meant to be!

I kinda didn't understand what over 700,000 words meant when I first decided to bind this monster of a fic. But I was excited to learn to round books and do these 2 bookcloth cover designs. I also came in possession of a very large and diverse variety of heat reactive foils... so here we are lol. I think each book from printing to completion took me 20ish hours?

Below the line, you will find more information regarding these binds

Embers book 1

This puppy was so complicated for me to complete that I made it twice. The first one was so horribly made that I refused to show it to anyone.

Made using Colibri Golden bookclothfor the cover with green foil. The back was done using Duo Herb Garden with gold foil, which was a yellowish undertone. The endpapers are Thai Banana Green from ASW. I used warm white 28lbs paper from chirch paper to print, linen thread, and remie bands, and I made the endbands using Herb Garden and 4mm twig core.

It's about 700 pages and 1 1/4 thick

Embers book 2

I kinda loved this one the most. This was the second book made, so it has a lot of the flaws the first version of book 1 had, but I was happy enough with what I accomplished with it and the construction of the book was solid.

Made using Colibri Pearl bookcloth with silver, black, and metalic blue foil for the front, the back was done using Duo Polar from Australia with silver foil. the endpapers are Thai Banan Blue from ASW. I used the same warm white 28lb paper from church paper, linen thread, and rembie bands, and the endbands were done using polar bookcloth and 4mm twig core.

700 pages, 1 1/4 thickness. I'm very proud that the dimensions of all the books are the same 💙

Embers book 3

This one is my all-time favorite, and I blame it on the sky bison on the cover. I can't help it. They are my favorite creatures on the whole show!

The cover was made using vintage Colibri Copper (some company had rolls of these colors from years ago, and they had been discontinued in, I believe in 2010) using gold foil. The back is Duo Sunshine, and I used metalic orange foil. The end papers are Thai Mango Mustard from ASW. I used white warm 28lb paper, linen thread, rembie bands, and 4mm twig with sunshine cloth for the endbands.

It's a bit under 700 pages, but still 1 1/4 thick.

And finally...

Embers book 4

When I completed this one, I almost cried 🤣. I loved working on these binds, but I was so happy to finally be done.

I used vintage Colibri Uran with metalic red foil for the front and Duo Evening Red with black foil for the back. The endpapers were done using Thai Banana True Red from ASW. I used the same warm white 28lb paper, linen thread, and rembie bands, and the endbands were made using Evening Red with 4mm twig core.

About 650 pages yet still 1 1/4 thickness.

Funfact: These 4 books weigh 12 lbs together 🤣🙈

If you would like to learn how to bookbind consider joining Renegade!!!

[kitsune1366]

@chaoticbindery

This is really damn cool, but question:

How did you split them by chapters to keep them even? What chapters does each book hold?

[chaoticbindery]

@kitsune1366 hi!

So the typeset isn't mine. @sayornispress made it. All I did was adjust the margins since they print with a different size paper than I do. Each book, I believe, was like 680 pages. The last one was about 650. They looked this big because I was using 28lb paper, which is very thick. I do know the last book has all the meta Vathara included on their notes.

Anyway they are all the same size which was nice. Had I had the tools, I would have made a box.

[chaoticbindery]

Hey, I was wondering if you'd be willing to talk about whether you liked using the hot foil pen on bookcloth? Does it work well? I've been eyeballing one, but I've never used one before. Your results look great!

Hello, sorry if I didn't reply in a timely manner. I'm like an 100 year old that just discovered the internet

And yes I love to foil. I rather struggle foiling my stuff and covers instead of like... weeding htv.

If you need help, my dms are always open.

I'm not the best at replying to dms tho so be patient or consider joining @renegadepublishing 's discord server. There is always someone willing to help and answer questions! All I know came from there

[eather100]

I present the bound copy of @neonghostcat ‘s lovely Liushen fic “The Guardian Ghosts and The Bookish Fairy” bound in handmade book fabric with Tibetan end papers. The final page count is 230 pages. Book cover was designed in procreate and cut out on pearl heat bound vinyl. I received lovely help from the “I transmigrated as a Sword svsss fic discord in choosing the correct characters for the board. Including @hystericblue and others. Thank you for your help!

As we near the end of Cultivate: I wanted to surprise Neon with the completion of their earlier work in physical form.

[chaoticbindery]

Here's Looking at You Kid by MesserMoon @sophsicle

Art by @upthehillart

[no-name-publishing]

Kill the Director by erikschampion

My part in a gift exchange taking place in Renegade's California satellite server. This was a lot of fun and very experimental for me. My idea was to pursue something a little grunge, a little smudged, to go along with the early 2000s Brit punk vibe that the fic gets its title from. Spray paint, screen printing, some blood, some tears, and it's to its new home. Glamour and process shots under the cut!

The yellow base is a plain linen bookcloth that's been coated with acrylic. The pink accent color is a combo of spray paint and smudges of pink Golden Fluid acrylic paint. The endbands are sewn with Gutermann polyester florescent sewing thread, and the endpages are my attempt at an italian vein marble with pink, yellow, and black paint.

Some shots of the typesetting, and a video showing the book as a whole. The fic has some exposition written in a script format, so I typeset that to reflect. And it's always fun to include text message bubbles and emails and stuff.

The graphics on the case were done with screens and waterbased screen printing ink! I went through a few iterations and even tried to set my kitchen on fire in order to get it right before settling on the screens. I'm very very pleased with the result. (The fire was from my DIY attempt at making my own gelli plate with gelatin, glycerin, and rubbing alcohol. All the instructions were telling me to be careful about how many bubbles I was stirring into the mix but I was like, it'll be fine. I'll use my heatgun or a lighter to pop whatever bubbles are there. It works with resin so it should here. Yall alcohol is flammable lmao. Why did I do that. I put my lighter up to those bubbles and lost my vision for a moment at the flash of light. I've never done something that stupid)

The freshly marbled paper hanging up to dry in my kitchen; the screen for the front of the case; my practice piece including the spine design; the case drying on my shower rod (along with some pieces of fabric for another project lol). I have fewer process pictures than I thought lol.

The graphics on the front and back were also partially designed by hand. I printed images of the characters then cut them vertically, and alternated the slices. Copied that, then did the same horizontally. Scanned that, and then did some cleaning up digitally on my computer. Here's some shots of the steps and the pieces themselves.

The third picture shows my first attempt, as I actually did this process twice. The first time I didn't feel like the first pass was pixelated enough, so I cut it again both vertically and horizontally and alternated them once more. This was a mess, and ultimately I didn't like the finished result. Round two (second image) was the final round, and what wound up using in the project instead.

Thanks for looking!

[chaoticbindery]

I kinda died at xD:

Yall, alcohol is flammable lmao

[clovenhoofbindery]

Practical Results by anonymous

This isn’t his bedroom - not the one at the compound, or the suite in Milan. Definitely not the penthouse in New York. In all honesty, it looks like the inside of the fucking Spaceship Earth ride at Epcot.

For design info / materials / binding process, read below the cut.

Keep reading

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

Most recent bind during my bonding weekend with Bernie’s mom 🥹

[chaoticbindery]

AHHH

I love watching people bookbind fics they like

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

Me at my friend who I've just taught the bookbinding basics : how are we feeling?

My friend : we're feeling phenomenal

[chaoticbindery]

I love this!

[chaoticbindery]

Embers by Vathara @wuxiaphoenix

Special thanks to @sayornispress for letting me use their typeset to complete these binds for the 4th annual @renegadepublishing exchange! Thanks to the mods and my giftee for their patience while I struggled lol 🙈

I hope my giftee loves them as much as I loved making them. I'm glad they arrive at their forever home.

This is what the gift economy of Fandom is meant to be!

I kinda didn't understand what over 700,000 words meant when I first decided to bind this monster of a fic. But I was excited to learn to round books and do these 2 bookcloth cover designs. I also came in possession of a very large and diverse variety of heat reactive foils... so here we are lol. I think each book from printing to completion took me 20ish hours?

Below the line, you will find more information regarding these binds

Embers book 1

This puppy was so complicated for me to complete that I made it twice. The first one was so horribly made that I refused to show it to anyone.

Made using Colibri Golden bookclothfor the cover with green foil. The back was done using Duo Herb Garden with gold foil, which was a yellowish undertone. The endpapers are Thai Banana Green from ASW. I used warm white 28lbs paper from chirch paper to print, linen thread, and remie bands, and I made the endbands using Herb Garden and 4mm twig core.

It's about 700 pages and 1 1/4 thick

Embers book 2

I kinda loved this one the most. This was the second book made, so it has a lot of the flaws the first version of book 1 had, but I was happy enough with what I accomplished with it and the construction of the book was solid.

Made using Colibri Pearl bookcloth with silver, black, and metalic blue foil for the front, the back was done using Duo Polar from Australia with silver foil. the endpapers are Thai Banan Blue from ASW. I used the same warm white 28lb paper from church paper, linen thread, and rembie bands, and the endbands were done using polar bookcloth and 4mm twig core.

700 pages, 1 1/4 thickness. I'm very proud that the dimensions of all the books are the same 💙

Embers book 3

This one is my all-time favorite, and I blame it on the sky bison on the cover. I can't help it. They are my favorite creatures on the whole show!

The cover was made using vintage Colibri Copper (some company had rolls of these colors from years ago, and they had been discontinued in, I believe in 2010) using gold foil. The back is Duo Sunshine, and I used metalic orange foil. The end papers are Thai Mango Mustard from ASW. I used white warm 28lb paper, linen thread, rembie bands, and 4mm twig with sunshine cloth for the endbands.

It's a bit under 700 pages, but still 1 1/4 thick.

And finally...

Embers book 4

When I completed this one, I almost cried 🤣. I loved working on these binds, but I was so happy to finally be done.

I used vintage Colibri Uran with metalic red foil for the front and Duo Evening Red with black foil for the back. The endpapers were done using Thai Banana True Red from ASW. I used the same warm white 28lb paper, linen thread, and rembie bands, and the endbands were made using Evening Red with 4mm twig core.

About 650 pages yet still 1 1/4 thickness.

Funfact: These 4 books weigh 12 lbs together 🤣🙈

If you would like to learn how to bookbind consider joining Renegade!!!

[renegadeguild]

Binderary 2024: Week 1

In the Renegade Bindery Discord Server, we are once again running Binderary during the month of February. Attendance is free, and a link to the 18+ Discord Server can be found on our carrd.

Whether you’re new to the world of bookbinding or an aged veteran, join us for a month of binding fun! This event is all about community & learning, be it trying something new or refining existing skills.

All our workshops are run by members of our fanbinding community, and some of them are even on Tumblr!

Here's the list of who's running the week 1 workshops:

Renegade Wrap-up 2023!: @robins-egg-bindery, @fanboundbooks, @celestial-sphere-press Split Board Bindings!: @misanthropiczombie Decorative techniques: from paint pen to gold leaf.: @blackoakbindery Affinity publisher tutorial (Beginner Workshop): @kate2kat Typesetting & Book Design for Beginners: @bearclubbooks Typesetting Digital Formats: @sayornispress Typesetting in Word 365 for PC: @no-name-publishing

[chaoticbindery]

Salvage by MuffinLance

I completed this baby back in October early November it was painfully fun, lol. Shoutout to @no-name-publishing for sharing their typeset with me!

Below the line, there is more information and photos on this bind!

The foiling took about 8-9 hours or so. There was a lot of trial and error, and I ruined about 3 books worth of bookcloth. I ran through all my heat reactive silver foil (neverforget✊️)before I was able to compelte it. I used foil I got from a bindery that is closing down, I used my new cameo, and the memory keepers heat foil quills.

I was originally going to use The Great Wave off Kanagawa as my cover art, but my friends talked me out of it, and I'm glad since, had I not listened, it may have taken longer. The sound of the cameo working will haunt my nightmares. My spouse was dreading their life choices. "Why did I buy her the machine from hell?" Cause you love me, my sweet honeybooboo, that's why.

I used 28lb paper for this puppy, my printer was such a good boy and printed it out without a single issue (bless you babe I will thank you first when I get a trophy one of these days) but after I folded it it was like 3 inches wide and I got so scared for my life.

I used remie band and linen thread (only the best for you, my precious), I made headbands with the bookcloth and l2mm leather core, and I used glue and kozo paper to strengthen the rounded spine.

Rounding and backing almost made me cry, but I had DAS there with me. Also, shoutout to my friend's cousin for the backing and routing boards and Jim with ABE for the wonderful laying press.

The endpapers are from De Milo Design. They are handmade, and I got them at a local faire. They are beautiful!

The bookcloth is from BookcraftSupplyCo in CA!

If you would like to learn more about bookbinding, consider joining @renegadepublishing