Procraftination (@procraftination)

Photos from my most recent bind. This is my comfort fic. I've bound it before, but I felt it needed an upgrade. I absolutely love the way the cover came out. Plus I had to hop on the clear dust jacket trend. 📖: Amor Vincit Omnia by @Flames 🍉 End page artwork by @elivrayn typeset: me (it's…

Hack for straight text blocks. Keeps me from wanting to pull my hair out and light my text blocks on fire. #bookbinding #fanfiction #bookbindingathome #crafttok

I’m so excited to gift this one to a friend! For a first time dramoine reader Manacled is a bit of a trial by fire though. 😬 Fic: Mancled by SenLinYu. End paper art by @Shauna the Author #dramoine #fanfiction #manacled #ao3 #bookbinding #bookbind #dracomalfoy

I put my new laminator to work this week. Managed to get a nice stack of paperbacks ready to go out with some trades. :) 📖: The Contender - RubyKrishna The Cherry Pit - RubyKrishna The trials and tribulations of Draco Malfoy’s employment - LadyUrsa Divination For Skeptics - Olivieblake Two…

It’s been a while since I’ve had time to play around with my laser. So I thought I would make a rubber stamp to decorate my packaging with. Used my Xtool p2s laser and my bambu lab p2s printer. Do I get into stamps now? Even though I have too many hobbies to count… #Bookbinding #3dprinting…

I recently bought a 3D printer and I’m still getting the hang of it. I’m pretty proud with how this designed turned out, mainly because it fit and functioned like I wanted it to the first time I printed it. Definitely not very “aesthetic”, but at least my fingers won’t be cramping after punching…

Sometimes you just need a cutie paperback. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 📖: Two Weddings and a Manhunt by @Deydralinne is available to read for free on AO3. I believe they are currently working on a rewrite. A great fic as is, but I can’t wait to read the updated version. This typeset is available on my notion page if…

Wrap a sublimated cover and case in Creep, a dramione fan fic by @Croft. Available to read for free on AO3. Don’t buy or sell fanfiction! #bookbinding #fanbinding #dramione #typesetting #fanfiction

This is one of the first fics I ever typeset. I’ve had a copy on my shelf for a while, and I love to bind it as a paperback to give as an extra in exchanges, but I really wanted it as a hardcover that was a little more “my style”. 📖: A Second Look by RiverWriter is available to read for free on…

It was so incredible to work with @jessonel 👑 on this collection. We were paired up for the #tarotandtropescollab hosted by @Zoë - Twisted Serpent Bindery We pretty quickly picked a fic for our “forced proximity” assignment, and then decided to make our lives more difficult by saying “why stop…

How to make weeding your HTV easier. Warm up your pressing mat, hold your HTV against it for a few seconds, and peel. #htv #bookbinding #fanbind #vinyl #heatpress

I’ve been debating the design of this bind for a long time. It’s one of my favorite fics and I think it is seriously under hyped. I love a fic with supportive Malfoys. The sculpture included in the design of the bind is called “La Pudicizia” also known as “The Veiled Truth”. Which I found…

🌈 Considering how colorful I try to make all things, this one fell right in my comfort zone for a Lisa Frank themed exchange. 🤣 I just love how Draco’s patronus is a ferret in this fic, so naturally I had to draw the cover art. 📖: An Ever Fixed Mark by ninepiecesofcrait Available to read for…

If your program struggles to properly auto flow, and you’re constantly dealing with program crashes, try this with your next typeset. I didn’t want to wait to share this hack because it is by far the easiest work around I have found for the broken affinity autoflow issue. If you don’t have word…

Acotar rebind for a friend for Christmas. Sorry I was too lazy to make a TikTok of the process…plus I forgot to film pretty much everything but taking the covers off… Happy Holidays! #bookbinding #bookbindingathome #rebinds #acotar #fanbinding

Easy tip to help keep your text block square in the case when gluing → sewing clips! #bookbinding #bookbindingathome #fanficbinding

I spent some time this weekend testing out the newest version of Affinity, which is now available for FREE. So if you've been thinking about trying it out, but don't know where to start, l've got you covered. I have an updated Tutorial for Typesetting in Affinity on my notion page. You can also…

Easiest way I have found to manage my roll of laminate while I’m working on projects! #bookbinding #bookbindingathome #softtouchlaminate #thermalbinding #paperbacks

Full Typesetting tutorial in Affinity Publisher. I exclusively use AP for my bookbinding and I’m always willing to help others learn this great program. Check it out and let me know if you have questions. :) the link in on my insta (TikTok for whatever reason doesn’t allow notion pages)…

If you didn’t know, I share a number of my typesets for personal use. Since using Affinity Publisher, typesetting has become one of my favorite parts of the binding process. Almost all of my typesets have been formatted in BOTH US letter and A4. #bookbinding #fanfiction #dramione #typesetting…

📖: Pathetically Thirsty by LadyUrsa available to read for free on AO3 My contribution to our Valentine’s Day exchange. I love the way the monochrome vibe turned out. #bookbinding #affinitypublisher #dramione #typesetting #bookbindingathome #fanfiction

How to Find and Replace All with a graphic in Affinity Publisher. Its a little but of a work around, but its still faster than apply each scene break manually when typesetting. Try it out! Let me know what you think! #bookbinding #fanfiction #typesetting #affinitypublisher #fanfictionbookbinding…

How to add text on a curve or shape in affinity publisher. With your curve selected, use the “artistic text tool” and hover over the curve. You will be able to see the cursor change to the text indicating line. Then click on your curve and add your text. You can use the green and red, start and…

Text Wrapping in Affinity Publisher. Sorry for the poor “screen recording” my actual screen recording software wasn’t showing the pop up windows. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Let me know if you have questions! I’m more than happy to help. Happy typesetting! Sydney #bookbinding #fanfiction #bookbindingathome…

Please ignore my millennial pause… A few people were asking about my new shortcut keyboard and how I set up some not so common shortcut commands in Affinity that I use during typesetting. Biggest takeaway: Edit→ Settings → shortcuts → (File→ Text) → scroll to find insert/break/page break. There…

It’s in the Top Five for me. 📖: Presque Tuojours Pur by ShayaLonnie availble to read for free on ao3. Don’t buy or sell fanfiction, Don’t be part of the problem. Printed on an epson ecotank, sublimated bookcloth case, matte laminated dust jacket. #bookbinding #bookbindingathome #fanfiction…

My Unpopular opinion: don’t get the mini press. HTV is pressure sensitive, and you will get much better/consistent pressure with a larger heat press. I personally think the medium press is much better. Obviously work with what you’ve got though. The mini press can be great for some things, but…

My favorite craft related purchases from AliExpress. Honestly the sewing clips take the number one spot because they are soooo expensive at JoAnns or Hobby Lobby. #crafttok #bookbinding #bookbindingathome #aliexpress

Making the case and casing in 📖: A Second Look by RiverWriter. Availble to download for free on AO3. Typeset by me, DIY bookcloth, siser easyweed (made me want to tear my hair out) #bookbinding #fanfiction #dramione #dramionefanfiction

Finally getting some stuff done. Little bit of a summer hiatus from crafting for the last month. Felt good to do a craft room clean up today and then get some of the more boring book binding steps out of the way. So here is 3 hours of work in approximately 2 minutes. #bookbinding #fanfiction…