About 20 years ago, I wanted to bind books. This was before youtube, so I couldn’t just find an expert there. I taught myself out of a book. Then I took every bookbinding class I could find. I loved it and I loved learning new styles and techniques.
Then people started wanting to trade with me and I was asked to sell them and I opened an Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/shop/beckyspapercreations At that point I was a busy homeschooling mother with a hobby business. So I mostly just did a basic binding style and stopped learning and even using the other styles I had learned.
Then I took up knitting, then weaving, then my Cricut, then making bath and body products, you get the picture. I forgot how much I loved some of the creative binding styles.
A couple of weeks ago this ad appeared on Facebook: https://www.handmadebookclub.com/little-library-challenge?_gl=1wmucxi_gaMTU3NjkyMjExNS4xNjgzNjQ3OTI1_ga_PR05LN8QMQ*MTY4NTIwNjM1OC41LjEuMTY4NTIwNjM4OC4zMC4wLjA. It brought back my love of all things binding and awoke in me the desire to get back to the root of my creative journey which was bookbinding.
I joined the class and have thoroughly loved binding books this week. I have also enjoyed mixing my weaving with it. I wove three of the closures.
I have plans to make many more books. Some will end up on my Etsy. I also plan on trying many more new binding styles. I need this particular creative outlet back in my life.
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