Bookbinding: Suradanna and the Sea

[sophia_sol]

I finished my first book-binding project! I'm so excited and proud!!! I know several things I'll do differently next time, but despite some wonkiness I think these books are beautiful.

The story bound within them is Suradanna and the Sea by the wonderful Rebecca Fraimow which you can read at https://rebeccafraimow.com/2023/08/20/suradanna-and-the-sea/

It's a wonderful novella and I knew it had to be the first thing I bind. I made one folio edition and one quarto edition, because I wanted to try both sizes to see how they worked. I'm going to be sending one copy to the author and I will be keeping the other copy for myself. (I'm sending Becca the one that turned out better)

Comments

[pauraque]

Well done! They look great.

[sophia_sol]

thank you so much!!

[yuuago]

Wow, that's gorgeous! :D

Sounds like that novella is really good, definitely will put on the to-read list. <3

[sophia_sol]

thank you!! and yes the novella is SO GOOD, I adore it, and I hope you like it too!

[luzula]

Oh cool, congratulations on getting into bookbinding! \o/ It's so satisfying. And I like the cover design.

[sophia_sol]

thank you!! yes it's SO satisfying, I'm really enjoying it, and cannot wait to get started on my next bookbinding project as soon as I decide what I want to do!

[dolorosa_12]

What a gorgeous piece of bookbinding (and what a great story to pick for it)! That looks absolutely stunning, and very impressive.

[sophia_sol]

thank you so much!!

[hamsterwoman]

That looks so cool! I love the abstractly wavy cover pattern!

[sophia_sol]

thank you! I was delighted to find such an appropriate piece of fabric in my stash to turn into book cloth for it!

[anne]

Getting to look at your beautiful binding AND getting to read a story I'd missed before! What a good day this is!

[sophia_sol]

yayyy thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the story!

[anne]

I DID!!!! It was wonderful! Thank you for bringing it into my life!

[blotthis]

OH THIS IS SO COOL! THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL!

[sophia_sol]

THANK YOUUUUUUU

[rymenhild]

So pretty!

[sophia_sol]

thank you so much!

[chestnut_pod]

Wowwww, those look great! Specifically, they remind me of Folio Editions; something about the sensibility of the printed cloth.

[sophia_sol]

thank you!! I love cloth-covered books; they feel so much more satisfying and durable than paper covers, and you can still get amazing designs on them. I want to try embroidering the title onto the cloth next time.

[house_wren]

Wow! Congratulations on making books - that's impressive. They look lovely.

[sophia_sol]

thank you so much!!

[china_shop]

Ooh, they look amazing! Go you!

[sophia_sol]

thank you so much!! I am delighted with them :D

[scintilla10]

Oh, they look beautiful!

[sophia_sol]

thank you so much!!

[genarti]

It looks so good!!!

[sophia_sol]

thank you so much!!

[skygiants]

I'M STILL SO COMPLETELY OVERCOME ABOUT THIS, it still makes me truly deeply profoundly emotional that this story inspired you to create such a beautiful object <3333333

[jesse_the_k]

Excellent and inviting.