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Kaweco Supra fountain pen review

September 19, 2016 ♦

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Kaweco are best known for their pocket pens from the Sport and Lilliput series. The second one, the Lilliput, is a collection of minimalistic metal pocket pens, and – according to Kaweco – the smallest fountain pen on the market. The Lilliput is a favourite of many fountain pen enthusiasts, mainly for…

Lamy Z55 14K bi-colour gold nib review

August 3, 2016 ♦

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One of the lovely things about Lamy pens is they all (except the 2000) use the same nibs and these nibs are very easily swapped (simply pull one nib off and push another one on). Lamy produce a wide variety of stainless steel nibs and they’re generally pretty good. They…

Calligrapher interview: Linda Yoshida

March 2, 2016 ♦

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This month’s interview is with talented and accomplished US-based calligrapher, Linda Yoshida. Have you often found yourself staring at beautiful handwriting and lettering, wondering how someone created it? Or have you ever daydreamed of becoming a calligrapher yourself? Grab a cuppa, and have a read of our chat with Linda,…

How to clean your fountain pen nib

February 5, 2016 ♦

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Your fountain pen’s nib should be regularly cleaned to ensure it’s free from dried ink; once a month is recommended, and certainly at least once every two months, but obviously if you have any problems or issues writing with your fountain pen then it may be that it needs to…

Win A Lamy Safari Fountain Pen of Your Choice!

September 18, 2015 ♦

Competitions

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Please note: this competition has now ended. Thank you to everyone who entered. The kids are back at school armed with their new pens, pencils, and pencil cases, so we thought it was time for the Mums and Dads to get their hands on some new stationery too! After…

Faber-Castell E-Motion Pear Wood Fountain Pen Review

August 26, 2015 ♦

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Fountain Pens & I My love of stationery began at primary school, and as soon as I was taught cursive handwriting, I moved away from my pencils & ballpoints, and stepped into the wonderful world of fountain pens. Back then, it was the cheap ones from the local shop (we…

Tombow Zoom 101 Fountain Pen Review

August 17, 2015 ♦

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I was very pleased to have a chance to try the Tombow Zoom 101 fountain pen from The Pen Company. Tombow make some of my favourite art supplies and are famous, in particular, for their pencils, but they are not the first company you tend to think of when considering…

Lamy Nexx M Fountain Pen Review

August 5, 2015 ♦

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My Pen-Using Background I’m a university lecturer and during the teaching year I almost always have a fountain pen, often a Lamy Safari or Lamy AL-Star, in my shirt pocket. But there’s a problem over the summer – I wear t-shirts and I don’t have a shirt pocket for my…

Lamy Logo fountain pen review

October 31, 2014 ♦

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The Lamy Logo is a stainless steel fountain pen. It’s available with a wide range of nibs and will take Lamy’s proprietary cartridges or converter. It costs £29.50 from The Pen Company. As with all Lamy pens, the Logo is beautifully constructed. The cap pushes on firmly and with a…

Lamy Studio fountain pen review

July 15, 2014 ♦

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This Lamy Studio is an all-metal fountain pen with a shiny metal grip and a soft lacquered brushed metal barrel and cap. As is typical with Lamy pens, the construction is extremely high quality. Nothing wiggles or wobbles and the cap both closes and posts with an extremely satisfying pop…