I now have a hand-bound book of some technical documentation.
Since I was having a hard time reading the documentation, I figured that I might have a better time if I print it out. It’s quite a bit of pages, so maybe I could print it on A3 paper and have the finisher fold and staple it into a booklet to save paper. I couldn’t figure out how to work the finisher and I don’t want to have loose paper, so I printed the paper and bound it into a book myself.
2 years ago · 👍 edanosborne, danrl
I take back the "The Art of the Fold", it is more of an advanced book for more avant garde books. I'm eyeing the "Little Book of Book Making", it looks promising, but I haven't read it so can't be sure if it would be good or not · 2 years ago
There are a bunch of tutorials for both. When it comes to bookbinding, I have found that online tutorials can be hit or miss. I want to say that "The Art of the Fold" is a good book for bookmaking, but I'd have to double check.
https://www.tortagialla.com/chain-or-coptic-stitch-bookbinding-tutorial/ This coptic stitch tutorial might be helpful
As for toki pona, jan Sonja wrote two books: "Toki Pona: The Language of Good" and "Toki Pona Dictionary". I would suggest watching jan Misali's
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuYLhuXt4HrQIv3xnDxZqRaLfmxB2U5rJ "sona pi toki pona" · 2 years ago
https://www.tortagialla.com/chain-or-coptic-stitch-bookbinding-tutorial/
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuYLhuXt4HrQIv3xnDxZqRaLfmxB2U5rJ
Okay, two things are now clear: I have to try a coptic bind with my next project, and I need to learn Toki Pona. · 2 years ago
Oh, me too. I find that I absolutely must write them on paper in order to get them in my head initially. After that I can use anki or duo for lite practice. Or, my favorite, skritter. How had I not heard of toki pona?! The goals of it sound awesome. · 2 years ago
I found it: gemini://tilde.pink/~scumware/lipu-sona-pona/ · 2 years ago
gemini://tilde.pink/~scumware/lipu-sona-pona/
Sorry, Chinese characters.
你好，我很高兴认识你。我叫ttocsneb。
I've been doing pretty well with Duolingo, but I feel like I am better at recognizing characters if I memorize them through flashcards.
I know there is a person who is working on a toki pona guide on gemini, but that's more of an esoteric language. I do wish I could learn toki pona. I have a hard enough time with english as my native tongue; I can't imagine trying to learn two more at the same time 😂. · 2 years ago
Oh, that's pretty cool. Characters for which language? I wonder if there's a language study site on gemini, the encouragement might get me back into studying more regularly. · 2 years ago
@teal I stitched it with a coptic bind. It has 6 stitches and I used some binders board that was laying around for my covers.
gemini://benjaminja.info/static/photos/bound-book.jpg 🖼️ Here's a picture if you're interested
I used to have a stack of index cards so I could memorize characters, but I've fallen out of that. I really should get back into it. · 2 years ago
gemini://benjaminja.info/static/photos/bound-book.jpg
nothing beats my learning experience on paper. there’s something about analog that a tablet can’t deliver. tried a couple
of times and gave up. now my wife uses the tablet for drawing and art and i am back to paper. · 2 years ago
Bound as in just in a binder or perfect bound or stitched? I bought a device that punches holes and binds pages with a spine for much the same reason. I use a copule of pieces of cardstock for the front and back cover and then print out worksheets for myself for language practice. It was super handy, but I worried about all the paper that went to waste when I was finished. I've tried using a tablet for similar purposes, but it's just not as effective. · 2 years ago
