When you start learning book binding, you start hearing terms that you’ve likely not heard about before. In this post, I’ve collected the definitions of a handful of terms that you’ll come […]
Book binding jargon 101
For DIY book makers – Taking care of your bone folder
As any book binder would know, enthusiast, amateur, professional or otherwise, a bone folder is a staple tool of this craft. The first time I heard about a bone folder, and that […]
Celebrating the tactile in a digital world
“Tactile” is defined as “Of, relating to, or being the sense of touch.” In a world where the majority of our time is spent interacting with digital interfaces, this post is a […]
Slow down and look up
On a day filled with back to back Zoom meetings, it is easy to get so immersed in what’s happening virtually, that we fail to look up and notice the real world […]
Botched up DIY leather journal – and what you can learn from it
One of my recent attempts to make a journal failed miserably. It looked bad from all angles – so much so that I cannot get myself to use it, let alone gift […]
Designing your space for creative work
We spend so much of our time working every single day. I find that it’s helpful to have a few things around me that inspire me, that spark joy in me, that […]
Why does the US love soft mattresses?
I grew up sleeping on fairly hard mattresses in India. They were thin, not more than a few inches thick. I might be remembering this incorrectly, but while living in a hostel […]
Nobody ever became a writer by wanting to be one – F. Scott Fitzgerald to his daughter
A while back, I came across a book called “Posterity” – it has a collection of letters from a wide array of people – Writers, Artists, Politicians, Businessmen, written to people in […]
Is it harder to work out when working from home?
I’m not talking about harder because you don’t have access to a gym or equipment. I mean is it harder to motivate yourself to work out, when you’re working from home? I […]
Make stuff with your hands to disconnect
For a long time, my typical way of unwinding over the weekend has been to watch a movie/ meet up with friends / watch something on Netflix/ try and find something interesting […]
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