Fic Binding: The art of taking fanfiction from the screen to the page
Resources


This list will constantly be a work in progress as we learn and find more and better information to share with you all.

Pamphlet Booklet PDF (updated 11/7/25)

If you didn't get a copy at the panel, couldn't attend the panel, or just want to try again, here is the print file for our SakuraCon2025 Fic Binding instruction booklet. When printing, tell the printer to flip pages along the short end. It's been formatted as a letter sized quarto, meaning that four pages appear on each side of the sheet. Therefore, pages will need to be divided in half. You may either cut them in half prior to sewing and then arrange (which was done for the panel kits) or follow the quarto folding tutorial below and trim off the very top edge with a hobby knife and ruler.


Youtube Videos and Channels

DAS Bookbinding
Sea Lemon

Materials

Make Your Own Bookcloth (Paste method)
Bookcloth - DAS (multiple methods)
Wheat Flour Paste for Bookbinding (DAS)

Tools

Make Your Own Piercing Cradle
Making a Cutting Mat Bench Hook - DAS (I used this tutorial for my bench hook! -Coffee)

Formatting

Blak Books Bindery's Formatting macro - For word, when copying directly from AO3


Techniques

Pamphlet Bind - Hardcover (DAS) This tutorial may also be used for a cardstock cover, just by using folded cardstock as your outermost page and stopping after the sewing steps.
French Link
Kettle Stitch
Three-Piece Bradel
How to Fold a Quarto

Where to Buy Materials

Your local craft and art stores
Michaels
Artist & Craftsman Supply Seattle - Decent local place for basic book cloth and tools.
Hardware stores - Harbor Freight is especially good for inexpensive clamps.
Amazon (We know. We hate to say it, but they have a lot of kits and materials at affordable prices, ideal for starting out.)
Etsy - Especially good for all things 3D printed, or the files to make your own. Also good for small amounts of supplies without breaking the bank on shipping.
Blick Art Supplies Online or in person.
Hollanders
Talas
Church Paper - One of the most accessable places to find short grain paper. (For those who join the regional Renegade server, we sometimes will do group orders in order to save on shipping!)

Community

Renegade Bookbinding Guild
This resources collection was put together by Coffee and Poe to support our fanbinding panels, and we hope it comes in handy for you starting your bookbinding journey.

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