It´s necessary, I know (oh believe me, I know; we´ll probably have to re-open the “corona stall” at work, so yes I know!) but still so, so annoying. I was one single step from having a complete little notebook. Last week I glued the spine to the case, and yesterday I was supposed to have finished the rest.

The bookbinding class yesterday was so much fun! Oh man! Due to covid-19, it was a smaller class than usual, so only 6 students; me and another girl were the only beginners. The rest of the students were at various skill levels, and while the teacher focused on us newbies, they kept working on waaay more advanced projects. Apparently you can take this class as many times as you like, and keep learning. Will I be back next semester? Is the pope a Catholic?!

To learn the basic technique, we'll start with making a few notebooks. We cut A4 papers and folded them into signatures, went all in sawing holes - yes sawing, not punching - and stiched them together into something that actually resembled a book... woohoo! At that step, the time was up. Three study hours gone in a blink of an eye! And best of all: the sewing part could easily be done without a sewing frame! Double woohoo! Can it be Monday again soon?!

Note 1: most tools in the studio are either made of ancient-looking wood or cast iron, and look like they can maim you, kill you or both.