Amazing game!
Here are guides for people:
Guide for journal to spindle (v1):
Progress with the missions until you get to the 60 long and 60 short threads story part, then get about 200k ink storage, and a lot of free ink and quill speed, you can get a lot of points to spend in spindle, DO NOT upgrade draw length (after the upgrading missions) before you have 60 long and 60 short threads.
Guide for forge (v1):
Do not hammer shapes if you don't need perfection, make triangles when making your total shapes higher since it saves lines.