bookbinding fanfiction for the first time: MANACLED EDITION

[@Megsleyy]

I love that at every step she goes “this is the most scary step”

[@maditales]

I really went to war with my own fear

[@noonelooksatusers]

it is when ur doing it lol

[@solei5678]

@@maditalesbut you won! 🙌

[@brookie-muffin]

real she’s iconic for it too

[@aowynmartin235]

Madita freaking out in one clip and then playing classical music over the video while she works in the next clip is so on brand and so so relatable.

[@maditales]

I have to keep you all on the tip of your toes. Never expect my next move

[@bookloverrrr]

Bilingual queens understand how quick and easy it is to be polite af in English and then curse in your own language 🤣🤣

[@living100lifes]

i can’t imagine having a freaking book !!!HAND MADE!!! by a friend! omg i would sob for years 🥹 it would be my pride possession and i would never shut up about it

[@Fern_Tull]

If someone I knew hand bound a book for me I would propose on the spot

[@living100lifes]

@@Fern_Tull exactly!

[@STARVAs132]

@@Fern_Tull friend: *hands your epic mulit-chapter 10000k words fanfic book binded in the way you like it* Happy birthday bestie!!

[@skyfish5910]

going to do it for my bestie for her birthday wish me luck (might regret)(its ok)

[@living100lifes]

@@skyfish5910 omg i truly wish you the best of luck! you’re an amazing friend 🫶🏼

[@anoukjonkman]

This is like the best gift you could give to someone who loved to read!

[@heidipeat1461]

Vanessa trying to make you stop being mean to urself is so funny 😭😭

[@maditales]

She was PISSEDDDDD but like it’s the perfectionist in me

[@Akari_reads]

​@@maditaleshii,does Vanessa have a channel?

[@Anewillemse]

Yes it's @Bookishvee

[@Anewillemse]

Yes it's @Bookishvee

[@Anewillemse]

Yes it's @Bookishvee

[@MaluxAris]

If someone did a bookbinding for my fav fanfiction/webnovel I would literally cry and kiss them 😭 IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL!!

[@noonelooksatusers]

i always worry abt asking authors stuff like this so i go on these vids to get courage lol

[@Jocelynex]

@@noonelooksatusers There was actually a bit of discourse about this a little while ago on TikTok, the general consensus is that if you're printing and binding it for yourself or someone else, it is ok AS LONG as you're not making money from it bc then the author does not benefit from it. So yes for personal use, no for commercial use.

[@noonelooksatusers]

@@Jocelynex yeah true! i saw some of that and i do believe you can print whatveet tf u want for personal use (cuz thats the law in my country so its okay) but i mostly worry about the fact some authors dont want ppl to have a physical copy itherwise they can never dekte the work and its always up there.

[@anna9735]

If you do any future binds I recommend folding the signatures together rather than page by page. It's goes much faster and it actually helps the pages sit more snugly in their signatures!

[@taegiseoktrash8874]

do you have any other helpful tips? I'm looking to bind some fanfics for my friends as gifts :)

[@Reverend_Salem]

​@@taegiseoktrash8874 are they fanfics your friends wrote, or ones they like.

[@c.laurens2328]

​@@taegiseoktrash8874Hi ! I know I'm not the one you asked this question to, but I may have a few tips that could help. To fold your signatures, yiu can use a vertical surface ; like, if your desk is against a wall, you can push the stack of sheets against the wall, and then fold them, aligning all edges against the wall. That will make your signatures straight and square with no efforts. If you are printing on A4 printing paper (the classical paper most people print on), you don't need to mesure the height of your book : this format has a standard size, which mean the smallest side (the width, that become the height of your book) is always the same. With A4, it's 21,7 cm. It's easier to punch holes from the inside ; you basically use the fold itself to make sure nothing shift. To obtain something always identical, you have two options. You can make a simple template, by cutting sort of a L shape in a thick paper (card style paper, for example) that is longer than your book. It should look like a perfect rectangle, with just a small square jutting out on one extremity. You mark each extremities of your book on the template (so where it begins and where it ends), the top extremity right where the small "paper hook" meet the rest of your rectangular template, then the placement of all your holes (right against the edge of your template). To use it, you open the signature at a 90° angle (one half flat on your desk, the other, straight up), hook your template on the top of your signature, put it right against the fold, and then, you just have to punch the holes following the markings. The other option is to actually use a jig made specifically for it. You can find it in a lot of etsy shop, as a bookbinding tool, often 3D printed, for a small price. It allow you to rest your signature open in it and there's pre-pierced holes all along it that allow you to choose where you want them, and to repeat them perfectly identically on all your signatures with no efforts. When you are sewing, the places you are the more likely to tighten your thread too much are the extremities. If your book begin to look like a banana (small at the ends, and wide in the middle), then you are definitly sewing too tight. It's no big deal, but it's better to cut the thread, separate the signatures and try again. To help you, you can press/rub regularly the signatures at the spine with your bone folder, to keep encouraging them to lay flat, which will show you how loose/tight to keep your sewing. If you really have a hard time, try the technique called coptic binding. It's often shown with an exposed spine, but you can make it encased too. The advantage is that this technique actually create lines of sewing at multiple place on the spine, which tighten the book in an uniform way (so if you keep sewing tight, it will be tight everywhere, not just on the extremities). If you want a great tutorial for that, go check Sea Lemon : she has a video for case binding, and show a variation of the coptic stitch to sew a book in a very clear tutorial. If you are afraid of not getting the bookcase (the hard cover) on the book correctly, and having your decorative pages all messed up with wrinkles, or the book not straight inside, you can use a glue call methy-cellulose instead of PVA to glue the endpages to the cover. Unlike PVA, methyl-cellulose take longer to tack, and that means you can unglue your endpages, and try again a few minutes later if everything is not in place right after glueing. If you want to watch tutorials, I suggest the channels of Sea Lemon, Nick the Booksmith, and DAS Bookbinding. The first one is very beginner friendly, the second one shows more in depth tutorials and ideas, the last one is more oriented traditionnal bookbinding, but is often filled with very useful tips (like the hook-like paper template for the holes in the signatures) Hoping this can help you !

[@danielaferrari1380]

maybe punch the holes on styrofoam and not cardboard

[@End3rmore]

ive been so nervous to start bookbinding because the only people i've ever seen do it are experienced and professional binders. seeing this very real and beginner 'tutorial' motivated me SO much. might get word so i can start making my text blocks tonight

[@maditales]

ahh yes do it! the first time is so stressful but honestly once you understand it, it gets very easy

[@bookloverrrr]

The DEDICATION to actually print, fold, align, poke, and sew together THIS MANY PAGES is insane! 🤩❤️

[@maditales]

thank you so much!!! I tried my best (also I totally recognize you from my other vids loll)

[@bookloverrrr]

@@maditales Wow I’m famous. And the book turned out amazing!! ❤️‍🔥

[@Jesusisking-k3y]

“I’ll be back in a couple hours after church” *after church* “I’m fu**ing back!!!”

[@readwith_emma]

i love how in every video the "screaming crying throwing up" makes it in. its so damn iconic 😭🫶

[@aerial0727]

Imagine madita wrote an actual book

[@maditales]

Don’t tempt me

[@aerial0727]

so what’s the name?? I better get the first copy :)

[@everest2677]

This is what every fan fiction author wants haha. they are beautiful by the way amazing job! ❤

[@maditales]

thank you so much!!!

[@hannahelizabeth333]

okay but manacled is so understandable of her

[@alexandrajacquet5898]

Where can I read this fanfic ? I hear about it everywhere but I can’t find it 😢

[@lexibroadbent1467]

@@alexandrajacquet5898ao3, which is on google ❤

[@EXO-L45]

​@@alexandrajacquet5898 it's linked in the description box below the video 😊

[@aldergreen]

My bf always says: "if it seems stupid and it works, it's not stupid" Loved the process, the results and the video!

[@bookloverrrr]

The fact that you were more confused AFTER watching a tutorial is so real oml 😂

[@maditales]

like why didn't they give me step by step instructions

[@bookloverrrr]

@@maditales GIRL I DON’T KNOW, it’s like making a recipe video that just says “eyeball everything” like that makes no sense

[@Rainylia]

I think I’d start crying if someone gifted me something like this

[@94BlueGirl]

I’ve been downloading fanfiction for the past month trying to figure out which one I want to bookbind first and I got recommended your video! Love seeing the process :)

[@SuperUsername147]

Really makes you appreciate why hand-bound books are so expensive.

[@yvuw9626]

I don't have words for how this video just took me to another dimension, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT NEARLY 50 MINUTES HAVE PASSED! I had so much fun omg

[@maditales]

biggest compliment ever so thank you so much!!!

[@myladychaos]

So... i didn't know this was a thing that people do; turning fanfiction into hardcover books. I might have to try it, soon as I finish one that is XD

[@blacktiger2154]

Sameee 😂

[@londonfaulkner441]

not gonna lie this is the first time i ever seen someone fold individual pages 😭i’ve also them fold it by the whole signature

[@maditales]

welpppp yeah I will def do it different the next time i do it

[@Alisha_Seikh]

I'm actually really freaked out rn I've been watching manacled book binding videos on KZbin for the last week nonstop and then suddenly my favorite book tuber drops this video I'm obsessed... P.S you and vannesa are friendship goals fr

[@maditales]

Omg ahhh thank uuu

[@bookloverrrr]

Madita before every single step: “I’m so scared, I’m so scared, I’m so scared.” 🤣🤣

[@carriehooper32]

I saw a TikTok of someone binding Manacled for their friend just after Christmas the friend was so excited that I knew I had to read this book. I got a Kindle just days before for Christmas so I downloaded it and the book consumed my life for the next two weeks. The darkest thing I have read but the story was so compelling I could not stop. You also did a beautiful job binding this book. Your friend is lucky to have someone who would work so hard on a gift for them!

[@bookloverrrr]

This has got to be the only 50 minute video I’ve ever actually watched and ACTUALLY enjoyed. Pat yourself on the back Madi because we adore your videos. 😂

[@maditales]

Omg thank uuuuuu

[@bookloverrrr]

@@maditales just telling the truth! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bookloverrrr]

“Page one done! I think we have like a million more to go...” 🤣🤣🤣

[@naziaakhter6015]

this is so therapeutic, i have come back to watch it YET AGAIN

[@maditales]

omg that is such an honor honestly thank you so much!!!

[@SeaSelka]

Great job! I don't like fanfics with Hermione and Draco, but I liked this one, it's very well written, so painful and beautiful! I was upset by the ending, but I understand that no more pleasant plot development could be.

[@maditales]

yes it is written so well and I love the entire twist of the story

[@jaimevanderwalt369]

Your natural commentary, singing and voices made this so enjoyable to watch. It feels so natural, not stiff like a lot of other content. Thank you!

[@maditales]

Thank you so much honestly this is the biggest compliment ever

[@Lou-pe1pi]

This is so beautiful omg

[@maditales]

thank you so muchhhhh

[@Dorian_gray135]

WHEN I TELL YOU I STARTED GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET WHEN I SAW YOU POSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

I would be sobbing, rolling, and completely a wreck if someone does something so sweet like this to me

[@nyslae]

inspired me to do it with my fav fanfic,, ive been struggling for mONTHS whether i should do it or not

[@maditales]

yesss do it do it do it!!! honestly even if you mess up you can always fix it!!

[@Persassyproduction_fanpage]

The talent is actually insane, I could never, I just don’t have the patience. Vanessa is so lucky to have a friend gift her this!

[@maditales]

thank you so much really !!!

[@Persassyproduction_fanpage]

@@maditales of course!!

[@misssmiley186]

Hi there ! I currently study bookbinding like it's what I literally study in life and I have to say that you did really great for a first book ! That's an incredible gift and you can be proud of yourself The reason why your book ended up being a bit wavy is because when in contact with water (from the glue, air humidity etc) the paper stretches and it stretches in one way a lot more that in the other ! As the book is made, the paper cannot stretch freely, so the pages wave. Nothing you could have done there then To avoid that the best thing you can do is identify which way the paper stretches before starting your binding (and even printing) Identifying that can be tricky but it will be really life changing for your future bindings !

[@bookloverrrr]

We all want a friend like you that would spend HOURS to do something we inspired. Manifesting a bestie like Madi (or Madi as a bestie because nothing replaces the OG) ❤️

[@lordofgraphite]

Easily the most fun bookbinding video I’ve watched, loved the editing/narration. What a neat result for your first time!!

[@maditales]

thank you so much !!! i def want to do it again with some other fanfics

[@heidifischer924]

This video was super helpful, but also I was laughing my ass off the whole time, the comedic timing on everything was GOLD😂

[@witsyqitsy]

you know something is about to get real good when this banger starts playing: 25:29

[@lo_gutierres]

omgggg, it looks so pretty!!! And the effort you've put into this... your friends are so lucky to have someone who cares this much. Lyyy ❤❤

[@alison_aqua]

GIRL ILY IT WAS SO SCARY TO ACTUALLY WATCH THE PROFESSIONAL BOOKBINDING TUTORIALS AND I WAS FREAKING TF OUT CAUSE ITS MY FIRST TIME TOO 😭 THIS WAS A MUCH NEEDED FIND

[@Rubywilliams-c9x]

This is what every fan fiction author wants haha. they are beautiful by the way amazing job!

[@maditales]

thank you so much 🤍

[@bookloverrrr]

This reminds me of the first school project I’ve ever done ALL by myself in 7th grade, and it took me SIX hours (it was a geography 3D project for God’s sake I had to create the solar system!!) and I thought it looked so good but the edges of all the planets were so damn uneven and I ended up crying until my face looked like a tomato. I didn’t even have the tools to redo it, I had used up like two glue sticks and around 11110 sheets of card stock, and at the end it just looked like a 5th year old’s kindergarten activity. At the end I just turned in that project and my teacher said it looked good, so I basically had a goddamn panic attack for nothing. 😭

[@maditales]

We always have panic attacks for no reason and afterwards I always feel so embarrassed

[@bookloverrrr]

@@maditales EXACTLY! Usually what cools me off is when a family member says “hey you’re crying for no reason.” I’m immediately like “okay yeah maybe you’re right” and I collect myself because NO ONE ELSE WILL COMFORT ME THE WAY I NEED TO BE COMFORTED 🤣🤣

[@leen34568]

that was the most satisfying video i’ve ever watched. i know it was hell to you but it was heaven to me.

[@Robiniela]

I've only ever done notebooks with blank papers. It looked so stressful to have your first project be a book that has to turn out well, but you did so well! It looks amazing!

[@maditales]

thank you so much !!!

[@blaikekelson1646]

This is literally my internal monologue whenever I do a project 🤣 love your energy, you just got a new follower!! ❤

[@lakiyahreads]

This is so beautiful and cool present! You did that Madita!! Also I hope you recover soon!!

[@maditales]

thank you so much honestly ❤

[@Maliniasredmask]

bro's got a periodic table of elements- she prolly knows stuff like the cell is the powerhouse of a mitochondria, and that water is O2H! just wonder when im gonna learn to bind this book! so far ive gotten the pages outside the of the cover! so this is becombing yousfall

[@kassjazzy]

I'm halfway through Manacled and this is the first time I've ever wanted to learn how to print and bind a fan fiction, so here I am😂

[@ewiwo]

I'd just like to say you're such an amazing friend for this. Like even I wanted to try book binding a fanfiction FOR MYSELF but gave up halfway because I just couldn't, and seeing you fold all those pages individually for your friend is crazy. As a perfectionist I can somehow relate with you stressing and overthinking at every step tho xD

[@maditales]

being a perfectionist is such a curse cause I could not care less about the mistakes if I had made this for myself BUT FOR A FRIEND??? no. it has to be perfect

[@readsbyemma]

i love these adventurous videos. they’re literally so entertaining ❤️

[@bookloverrrr]

They turned out so GOOD !! I’m literally so proud of you!! xxx ❤️

[@rayb9556]

Remember don’t sell these online! Gifts are fine but it gets the fic writer in legal trouble, but also you’d be stealing their work! Edit: spelling error

[@Polystyreenileijona]

This is so motivational, looking at all those professional bookbinding videos makes it look scarier because they've been doing it for years. As someone who wants to do Just Some Guy's First Fanbind this is giving me so much reassurance for the future. I wish you a very good therapy for glue trauma

[@Cherry_B0mberr]

Also, another option, using the casing of old thrifted books

[@Cherry_B0mberr]

(I have bounded 3 fanfics that way)

[@crystynnavarro9754]

This video is all of the energy I needed for an intro into book binding 🤣 you’re the best

[@jadegonzales6162]

You did awesome it looks great!!! I felt like I was watching myself try book binding I feel like I am a big perfectionist myself

[@maditales]

ahhh thank youuu

[@theboujeebratz]

i remember when i LOVED the manacled series, i remember having to stop a lot though because of how morbid it was, but i read it like 6 times cause i loved it

[@maditales]

same! I have read it now 3 times and it is just as painful every time

[@An-Interesting-Name]

This reminded me to finish binding my notebook instead of studying for finals

[@maditales]

do it do it do it

[@randomKP]

Ok I just came across this while waiting for my materials to be shipped to do my first ever bookend of a fanfic and man did this make me feel so much better about it! 😭 bc the perfectionist in me will definitely be freaking out the whole time also and seeing how beautiful yours turned out gives me hope!

[@bookloverrrr]

This was like watching a thriller lol I was literally so stressed throughout the entire video 😂

[@_HanaPanda]

You did so well with these books, way better than me when I did my first book binding project. I didn’t have a guillotine so had to manually cut the edges myself with a knife blade (and it looked so ugly, I’m now saving for a heavy duty guillotine) they looked beautiful by the way, I’d be so happy if a friend did this for me as well. ❤

[@hopes_and_dilligrout5463]

I'm actually so proud of her. That's such a hell of a lot of work, and I'm so happy for her and how she kept getting back up again even with every drawback. If I could have said one thing to whilst she was in the midst of this project, I would like to remind her that errors are natural - even necessary - when learning a new skill. It's very helpful to remember that "it's not a mistake, it's a learning experience". It really helps me maintain a positive outlook when the going gets tough on something like this. Idk, I'm just puttin' my thoughts out there.

[@kayviolet9168]

So pretty! One suggestion: press the text blocks before even stitching them together!

[@luciaparedes3673]

If someone binded a book for me I'd just have to marry them on the spot. That's the best present ever

[@bookloverrrr]

Loving the Periodic Table in the background 😂

[@mxrianabrito]

i would cry for hours if someone did this for me, you two have a beautiful friendship, sending joy and love for the new year 💘

[@shelbert0]

this was truly the most wholesome video omg. 2024 is the year of doing new things out of your comfort zone and doing your best. you have inspired me!!!!! happy new year!!

[@maditales]

aww thank you so much!!! and I know it is already the end of january but still happy 2024

[@Nurture_thru_art_studio]

I'm so happy I found your video, I wanted to get into bookbinding to bind my sketchbooks and I am terrified! But with this, I had gained my confidence ❤

[@Orangecakez_00]

when you are done gluing everything, aka pressing it, you should just put it on the floor and put a ton of books over it. Make sure that the book touching it is bigger and it gets even pressure (ish)! and the next day it should be wrinkle free!

[@sophiagionis5394]

this looks incredible omg 😭❤ what a beautiful present

[@maditales]

Thank you so much !!!

[@Bookbinding-Business]

Just a breathtaking video! 🌟 Enchanted by the presentation, the quality of filming, and the editing. You're truly professionals at what you do! Every frame is like a work of art, and the musical accompaniment adds an incredible atmosphere. Bravo! 🔥👏

[@maditales]

piranesi and house of hollow are both on my tbr so i am super excited about those

[@bookloverrrr]

20:53 loving the random pop quiz for what the black strip was 😂

[@maditales]

Gotta keep you entertained

[@bookloverrrr]

@@maditales we will forever appreciate it! 🤣❤️❤️

[@UnicornPastelPrincess]

I bookbinded one of my own fics years ago for the fun of it it was really fun, I then also did it to someone else fic that I really loved when I used to read fic on deviant art, I asked them if I could do it first, even tho it was for my own use, i was not selling it or anything, I just thought I should ask first to be nice and they said yes, I had so much fun doing it but BOY was it hard working out how to print the pages right and I had a one side printed so I was having to manually print both sides with made it even harder. I think looking up how to do it and testing it took longer than making the book EHEHE, but in the end, you feel so good looking at what you have made it felt amazing and made me wanna do it more, I still have the book somewhere even tho Im not into that fandom any more I kept the book because i still thought it was cool ALSO shout out to Sea Lemon because it was her videos I watch to learn how to make everything =) (just remember her name, i know it was Sea something lol)

[@Shahrezad1]

I wrote fanfiction all through my teenagerhood and twenties, and now I am intrigued by the idea of binding them. 🤔 What a clever, clever idea. And, honestly, it turned out so elegant in the end. ☺️👍🏼 Do you think you will do this again, some time, or did the process cause you too much stress?

[@wallerron]

This is how my first attempts at book binding felt as well. Such recognition :D

[@annehmbar]

Thank you for all the helpful links for binding the signatures! i have to bind my childrens book for an assignment and this and the other videos helped be a lot!!

[@cristenkray5192]

I’m hand binding books for all of my friends and this gave me the strength to just keep going and not doubt myself! Also, one thing I learned about attaching the cover is to use only enough glue to completely cover the surface, then use parchment paper and a scrap piece of paper together to put in between the pages and the glued cover as a shield to prevent the glue from seeping through while it’s drying.

[@antoblack4139]

Ok, my question is how. How is this your first binding project and it's already so perfect! I love it! My first turned out to be a wonky, wavy, with covers *on the line* sketchbook, please be proud of your work it's stunning! I'll have to bind my own fanfiction one day, but for now I'm sticking with journals/sketchbooks, because the thought of the whole process of making it right on Word/printing it right makes me panic. That being said, I'll repeat it because it's true, the books are beautuful! Thank you for filming the process and good luck for your future book bindings!💓

[@Rajaas_Reading_Corner]

I am so very proud of you too! I cried tears of joy and pride too.

[@caitybaby3629]

I'm so glad I found your video! you helped with my hole punching problem lol. and you're hilarious

[@Morna777]

There's a tool designed for helping you line stuff up like that. It's called a bench hook and it's basically just a piece of wood with another piece of wood screwed to it to give you a 90° angle to push things up to in order to line them up.

[@dakotashelton9673]

I feel your pain. I hurt my elbow snowboarding this year and it SUCKS!

[@vickilimbocker2505]

You are amazing and so brave to Make 3 books at once plus it’s the first time. You are brilliant!!! Very impressive and well done.

[@lisa.riverrrr]

you’re such an amazing friend cause i would CRY if someone made me this

[@sehamsalama6696]

if someone gifted me this i think i would actually start bawling my eyes out

[@kadeeharris348]

*is an anxious, nervous mess the entire time* “This might be my new therapy” 🙃

[@1uvthea]

Imagine du bist so close mit Madita dass sie dir Bücher macht?? Vanessa is living the best life

[@altroquinine]

i know you figured out the printing but i think the "short edge binding" referred to which way the paper got flipped in the duplex printer. when i use adobe acrobat, i'm given the option to flip the paper on either the long edge or short edge. with long edge flipping, the bottom of the first page becomes the top of the back page. with short edge flipping, the tops and bottoms stay the same. i use a bookbinding program that makes the signatures for me because i had issues with adobe's "booklet" mode, and it gave me the option to either alternate the alignment on every other page (long edge printing) or keep each page aligned the same way (short edge printing). the other option is that they were referring to the grain of the paper, but considering this popped up during the printing process, i'm more inclined to believe it dealt with paper flipping

[@Megsleyy]

Stopped working on a grad school assignment to watch this.

[@LauRa-qv1zw]

I discovered you through this video and immediately subbed. I am a super impatient person and I could feel your anxiety physically 🥲😂 This is so relatable...

[@mkslibrary]

IM OBSESSED WITH THE BEGINNING

[@Sandraugiga]

If your first attempt turned out so good, im looking forward to your continued journey in bookbinding.

[@untitledmanuscript]

This is such a cool gift idea

[@essenundbuecher]

Im actually crying omg you did so good girl!!!!

[@17maukabtsab]

I couldn’t help but watch the entire video. Loved it

[@princyswarna]

Omg you made a book for a friend that’s the coolest thing I saw this year ❤ you were amazing 🤩

[@lenasophie5455]

Überleg ob ich das vielleicht auch mit meiner lieblingsfanfic machen soll 😅 mega cool geworden!! 😍