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Phil's In A Bind
@philsinabind.bsky.social
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Bookbinder & beginner reader/reviewer 📚
Disabled (MS + Learning disability) ♿
Open for commissions! 🤝
YouTube ▶️ : https://youtube.com/@phils_in_a_bind?si=ewgC9hTdu4_989pQ
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philsinabind.bsky.social
I bound and reviewed Frankenstein - and it wasn’t what I expected. It’s less about science and more about morality, creation, and selfishness. Two centuries later, it still feels uncomfortably relevant. Easily five stars ⭐📚

Full review + custom binding on YouTube: Phil’s in a Bind
A custom-bound edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, created by Phil’s in a Bind, is held open on a candlelit table. The pages are printed with white text on a black background, and an illustration in green ink shows the moment Victor Frankenstein’s creature comes to life. Around the book are brass candlesticks with burning candles, small glass vials of coloured liquids, a spool of waxed thread with a large curved needle, decorative thread scissors, scraps of leather, and a glass terrarium. The scene evokes the atmosphere of a gothic laboratory. A custom-bound edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, made by Phil’s in a Bind, stands upright on a table lit by two burning candles in brass holders. The leather cover is pieced together from stitched patches of brown, green, cream, and grey leather, echoing the creature’s assembled body. The title and author’s name are embossed in gold, with “1818”, signifying the version of the text that the book uses on the spine and front cover. Around the book are scraps of leather, a spool of waxed thread, small glass vials filled with coloured liquids, a pair of scissors, and a glass terrarium. The warm, dim light casts soft shadows, giving the scene the mood of a gothic study. A custom-bound edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, made by Phil’s in a Bind, stands upright on a table slightly open to reveal the golden gilded edge of the text block peeking out between the patchwork leather cover. The set around the book is lit by candlelight. It's dressed with scraps of leather and other instruments that you'd find in the kind of 19th century laboratory that Dr Frankenstein might have worked in. A custom-bound edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, made by Phil’s in a Bind, sits posed on scraps of leather to emphasize the foil stamped title on the spine and the faux metal 3D-printed letters on the cover that sit within embossed recesses on the patchwork leather cover. There's a single candle visible on a brass candlestick casting a warm glow onto the cover. The sewing implements and potion vials are visible scattered around the table to enhance the dark academia vibes of the image.
November 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
philsinabind.bsky.social
It really feels like canva randomly alternates text colours between black and white just to create friction that pushes you towards their subscription to enable the premium "brand kit" feature 🙄

To make your content look consistent you have to manually change it to what you use. It sucks!
October 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
philsinabind.bsky.social
Shorts/reels views seem to be a random number generator.

Yesterday I put out a video about pumpkin spice coffee to accompany my legends & lattes Rebind and Review & overnight it became my most liked video on YouTube, it did about average on Instagram, and only 2 people viewed it at all on twitter 🤷🏻‍♂️
September 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
philsinabind.bsky.social
Sooo... I may have dropped the ball on my bluesky account... Sorry 😅

I'm very introverted in real life and juggling all these accounts is overwhelming.

One thing I'm finding difficult with bluesky is alt text. I really want to do the best job I can with accessibility but something about the...
September 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
philsinabind.bsky.social
Rebinding Disability Visibility (part 2/4) #BookBinding #Rebind #Books #BookSky
July 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
philsinabind.bsky.social
Rebinding Disability Visibility (part 1/4)

#BookBinding #Rebind #Books #BookSky
July 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
philsinabind.bsky.social
ASMR moments from my rebind of Disability Visibility

#ASMR #BookBinding #BookASMR #BookSky #OddlySatisfying
July 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
philsinabind.bsky.social
The moment I screwed up on my rebind of Disability Visibility.

#bookBinding #Books #Paper #BookSky
July 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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crankyapricot.bsky.social
This is incredible. Not only is it beautiful work, it's a reminder that there is no shame in being increasingly disabled as multiple cancers slowly take my health and my life. This, too, is a process. Thank you @philsinabind.bsky.social and @sfdirewolf.bsky.social.
philsinabind.bsky.social Phil's In A Bind @philsinabind.bsky.social · Jul 19
In this video I reflect on the importance of the book on helping me accept my disabled identity whilst showing the process of rebinding the paperback book.

Thank you Alice ( @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ) for creating such an impactful book!

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Disability Visibility
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July 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
philsinabind.bsky.social
How I hot foil stamped the cover for my rebind of Disability Visibility using a foilquill in my cricut.

#BookBinding #BookSky #DisabilityPride #DisabilityVisibility #ReBind #Books
July 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
philsinabind.bsky.social
Just shared my first bookbinding project: a custom hardcover for Disability Visibility. This book shaped how I see myself as a disabled person — so it felt right to begin here. Full video + reflection on YouTube, linked below.

#bookbinding #disabledcreator #DisabilityVisibility #BookSky
A hand-bound edition of Disability Visibility by Alice Wong lies on a wooden table, partially open to reveal its blue marbled endpaper. The custom cover features a denim blue book cloth spine with diagonal corners, and a printed paper front decorated with disability symbols in the colours of the disability pride flag. In the background, out of focus, are leafy houseplants in pots. A custom-bound copy of Disability Visibility by Alice Wong stands upright on a wooden shelf between two grey stone-textured 3D-printed statues of the The Pillars of the Kings from Lord of the Rings. The spine of the book, covered in textured denim bookcloth, is titled in silver foil. The front board features disability-themed icons printed on black paper with the icons in the colours found on the disability pride flag.
July 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM