#solmu bindery

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fandom: X-Men (Marvel), X-Men: Evolution story: Story Time With Remy LeBeau author: Midnight Auroua source: fanfiction.net

My first (printed) hardcover book. Prior to this I've only ever made one (empty) book using the same method - a square back binding. This did include some firsts though, like the sewn headbands!

For the story, I wanted something relatively short (24k words) that would translate well for the A6 size (~150 pages). So this old comfort fic was somewhat of an obvious choice, being among some of the first fics I've ever read.

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For being the year I started bookbinding, it's nice to look back and see just how much I've managed to bind.

In total: 4 coptic stitch journals, 9 oneshot booklets and 3 hardcover books. Most of which are pictured above, save for the ones I've gifted away.

The last thing I bound was this A6 journal I just finished in time for the new year. I'm planning on writing down one thing a day – a thought, a quote, something new I learned, maybe even an occasional doodle.

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fandom: Kingdom Hearts story: Glow-In-The-Dark Stars author: ArceustheOriginalOne (@arceustheoriginalone) link: archive of our own

This one I made for a dear friend of mine, simply because I could. She picked the cover pattern (the lines have a metallic shine to them that's difficult to capture in photographs) and drew the little paopu fruits used as dividers - I did the rest.

At 12k words this the longest fic I've bound so far! It still makes for a nice A6-size pamphlet but I hope to find the right paper for larger projects soon.

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fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist story: in that dream there's no darkness author: more_than_melody (@roseofbattles on tumblr) source: archive of our own

A bittersweet Royai oneshot (just the way I like 'em) about Roy & Riza attending Hughes' wedding. This was my first time making an author's copy, which I'm super excited about.

Thank you @roseofbattles for your kind words and your trust!

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fandom: X-Men (Marvel) story: Like a Thief in the Night author: hbcooper source: fanfiction.net

I love @hbcooper's fics because I feel like they're what the comics could be, if the comics were good. I'm very fond of this one in particular, and knew from the very beginning it would be one of the fics I wish to bind. Very happy with how it turned out. I think I'm getting the hang of this. Now it's time for a reread!

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fandom: Marvel, MCU story: (Non-)Binary Code author: EssayOfThoughts (@essayofthoughts) link: archive of our own

A 32-page A6-sized booklet of a fic exploring the gender identity of Vision. Because nonbinary Vision!

I had a hard time coming up with the motif (seen on the title page) for this one. Originally I wanted to incorporate 1s and 0s into the design (figuratively if not literally) but ended up abandoning the idea.

Really happy with how this came out.

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A handbound coptic-style journal I made as a birthday gift for a friend. This is actually the third such notebook I've made - the other two have also been gifted away.

The paper in the text block is a tad heavy (160gsm) for my liking but I've had troubles finding the right paper for A5-sized books. I would prefer to buy my paper locally (for several reasons), but I'm starting to get desperate and will have to look into online options.

The cover paper is actually wallpaper from a sample pack I got for free. They're beautiful, high-quality and I've used them as a cover material for all of my binding projects thus far - books and pamphlets alike.

When binding, I tore into the paper several times trying to keep the stitches tight. I also had to reattach the second cover because I'd forgotten to link stitch it in the middle lol. 🤦‍♂️

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fandom: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power story: eight a.m. on tuesdays (throwing rocks on my bedroom window) author: erce3 (@figbian here on tumblr) link: archive of our own

A handbound A6 booklet of the first She-Ra fic I ever read.

It's a little rough around the edges, being first of its kind, but I learned a lot making it. (And I want to keep making more.)

Thank you @figbian for your kindness and enthusiasm! (: