Glad I didn’t make this one for sale. it’s pissing me off

So I've been working in this journal for a month now:

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It looks great but it's pissing me off. Why? the binding is getting loose and the stitches are sliding into the covers. Now I can take a little loose-ness but I've gotten to the point where I can no longer take it. The first 3 signatures have slid almost onto the covers and look awful. I mean really awful. I've packed it full of some art too.

I've gotten to the point where I WILL me rebinding it. Most likely tonight. I'll most likely leave out 3 or 4 signatures and use larger thread.

It's rare I get ticked off by a book of my own making, but this one really chapped my ass. After I get the rebinding doneI'll post the before and after pics. ARGH