Angie Sotiropoulos was introduced to the world of bookbinding while working on A Christmas Carol at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.
In an interview, Sotiropoulos said she loves the craft because she's always learning something new and working with different materials. The comeback of bookbinding has been captivating audiences across social media platforms, where artists show off their work processes and results. Sotiropoulos said she finds the sewing relaxing. She learned early on to work in batches, preferring to cut paper one day and leaving the sewing for the next day.
She was part of a two-person team tasked with fixing broken books after performances; she enjoyed the bookbinding process enough to pursue it as a hobby.An avid sketcher, Sotiropoulos decided to make sketchbooks for herself. She said she could never find ones that worked for her.