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That week I tried to rebind 20 cookbooks and everything went sideways
I took on a batch of 20 vintage cookbooks from a local shop last month, thinking it'd be easy money since they all just needed new spines and corner repairs. Five of them had mold hiding under the endpapers, three were printed on that crumbly 70s paper that falls apart if you breathe on it, and my awl snapped halfway through the first sewing session on Tuesday. Has anyone else had a project spiral into chaos that fast or did I just pick the wrong stack of books?
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fionafoster14d ago
@ruby_wright three with mold sounds like a bad omen from the start honestly.
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susan8114d ago
three with mold sounds like a good way to end up with a bonus of sneezing fits and a headache. i'm honestly surprised they didn't just toss the whole thing in the bin right then. a snapped awl on top of that? that's just the universe telling you to pack it in and start fresh. your mileage may vary, but i'd call it a sign that some projects just aren't meant to be.
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ruby_wright14d ago
Oh wow, a snapped awl?! That's rough, I've never broken one before. And mold on top of crumbling paper sounds like a total nightmare.
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