#finalfrontierpublishing

progress pic - my manifesting of stress through printing all the typesets in prep for the end december deadline madness

2 4 more typesets to prep (and i got to use 2 typesets made by other people so that's one weight off my chest) - i'm at least making good progress and what i was waiting for to be delivered is here so i'm excited to try them out.

my interests are varied and as such, the fandoms i bind in are diverse depending on what is my jam at the moment. i also have an interest in binding queer fandoms and fics which may not be as frequently seen in the bookbinding fandom sphere. i handbind fanworks mostly for myself, fandom friends and sometimes the body of work’s author. 

tumblr main: @charlietinpants, AO3: charlietinpants

Thoughts on commissions: 

i’m very grateful that people like my bindings and it’s such a compliment for me that people would like to commission my work. however, I currently do not take fanbinding commissions, and am unlikely to do so in the future. This is as (i) i work a full time hectic job and my time to bind is limited and (ii) i’m very much an amateur at work, and wouldn’t want to attach a monetary value to my projects, and (iii) i firmly believe in Renegade Bookbinding Guild’s ethos of non-profit fanbinding and gift economy. as such, i bind author copies as a way of giving back, as and when time permits. 

Thoughts on author copies:

Author copy policy here.

If i've bound your work and you'd like an author copy, and won't mind that it might take me many months to get it to you depending on how long my to-bind list is, feel free to reach out to me. I hand-bind all my books from scratch and  may not be able to make you an exact copy (depending on available supplies), but I will try my best to make you something I am proud of and hopefully something you will love. All author copies are gifts, and I do not expect any form of payment, inclusive of shipping, from the author.

Thoughts on learning to fanbind: 

if you’re interested in learning how to fanbind - join us at @renegadeguild. we’re a great community of fanbinders who hang out on discord with different experience levels and everyone is very nice and extremely helpful. there are also free guides and lots of useful resources! i will be the first to admit that as a self-professed bad-at-art-and-craft person, i was very daunted at first while learning to bind, but i can promise you it’s less difficult (and less expensive) than you think! 

Thoughts on learning to fanbind in Asia: 

Learning how to bookbind in Asia is hard and case in point, I learnt largely through online tutorials and a brief course before my bookbinding teacher immigrated to Australia :sob:. I’m one of the mods of the Renegade satellite server for Asia, so if you’re a fanbinder located in Asia, please feel free to hit me up and commiserate about the difficulty in sourcing for supplies/classes/bookbinding/postage and shipping woes in general.    

Group Star Wars Fanbinding Project:

@celestial-sphere-press started a group star wars fanbinding project in hopes of being able to give as many star wars authors as possible a copy of their work, and i’m so glad to be a part of it. this may mean i’m occasionally in your DMs/tagging you asking if hey can i make you some book? pretty please? 

UPDATES (as of April 2025) 

i have just resumed bookbinding after approximately a year’s hiatus. at this point, it will be difficult to estimate my current pace. i’m still currently attempting to finish the backlog of books i owe (with priority given to gifts i owe and author copies). I still wish to preserve the quality of the books i make, and as such, I would thank you for your kind patience in waiting for the book to be completed.