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Little Bookbinder

Stitch, glue and bind books for a village of very particular readers

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About this game

A village needs books, and you have a press, a needle and thread. Each order comes with a story: a child's first diary, a widower's recipe collection, a poet who wants a cover with exactly three moths. You choose the paper, sew the signatures, glue the spine and tool the cover, and the villagers notice every choice.

The art is pencil-soft in cream and terracotta, with a real-feeling hush of paper. It is short, about 2 hours, and was made by one person in a year of evenings. It is pay what you want on itch, with a suggested $5. A gentle pick for craft lovers. The caveat: there are only twelve orders, and the ending arrives just as you are getting good.

Highlights

  • 01Sew, glue and tool every book by hand
  • 02Made by a solo developer over one year
  • 03Suggested price $5, any amount works

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