Blackwings and More!

A stationery friend sent me this lot recently! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ever since we bonded over a love of pencils, she keeps aside a few for me every time she makes a purchase. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 After the covid years' gap, this is how we resumed!

INKS!!! Feathering, bleeding and ghosting!

Have got back to using inks and good ol' fountain pens in a big way in the last couple of months.
Have bought several beautiful pens from Lamy, Twsbi Eco, Twsbi Swipe, Pilot Kaküno, Pilot Twist, and a couple of cheaper Pelicans. 

Will review them all here one by one gradually, but let me begin with sharing a good article which explains these terms fountain pen users use commonly - feathering, ghosting, bleeding. It's always the interaction between the pen, the ink and the paper that may result in these issues and it's usually trial and error before we find what paper suits which pen and ink best. 

So here's this lovely article!

https://fountainpenlove.com/fountain-pen-education/whats-the-difference-between-ink-feathering-bleeding-and-ghosting/

Koh-i-noor Hardmuth pencils

 Had been reading a lot about the Koh-I-Noor Hardmuth pencils... 

Interesting read about the company! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor_Hardtmuth

 Found this mixed pack of different graphite grades in my local store, Warden Collections. 

 Good pencils, for sure!

PLANT ME pens and pencils

 

Sweet friends sent me these in the post this morning... Plant Me ballpens and pencils.

 

I sharpened one of the pencils and I like it! Sharpens very well, unlike some other recycled material pencils I've used. It also writes well, dark enough for my liking.

 

They said they know the person who makes these (or maybe is a dealer), so I will definitely be making some inquiries.

 

Thank you, Q, Zo!

 

 

 

MORE TOMBOWS!

 My previous post spoke of finding the Tombow Mono R on Amazon India. Since I really liked them and others on the group were talking about the other Tombows as well, I looked for them. And voila! I found the Tombow 8900 available on Amazon India as well. So, of course, I had to order them. 

😃

Again, very satisfying. A very smooth writing experience, almost like a hot knife in butter. Sharpening it, ok. 

I love these Tombows!!

I bought myself some TOMBOWs

 Plunging headlong down the stationery rabbit hole after a hiatus.... 

Thanks to the amazing group on FB, The Erasable Podcast Pencil Company, I discovered Tombow pencils.

Most of the members of the group are not based in India, so trading with them is probably unlikely. 

So I decided to look on Amazon India. Pleasant surprise, found the Tombow Mono R there. 

I also bought a pack of Staedtler natural and Staedtler mark-2B. Yes, I prefer a slightly soft graphite.

Sharpened one of the Tombows today. The wood, is ok, not a very smooth sharpening experience, but the graphite! Beautiful! Smooth like silk to write with! 

Am really very pleased with this purchase!

A Vintage Sheaffer's Fountain Pen

This beautiful pen was gifted to me by a dear cousin. This cousin loves browsing through and purchasing quaint and vintage things. When he discovered that I love stationery, this is what he gave me!

It's a vintage Sheaffer's Fountain pen with gold detail. The nib, from what I can make out by hunting on the web, is a Feathertouch nib, two-toned.


This pen is made in the USA and has a lever filler for the ink.





I chose to fill it with violet ink. You can see the little trial note. My cousin had the pen serviced before he gave it to me and it writes very well! Smooth, needs no pressure. The pen itself is light in weight and probably meant for a woman's hand because it is all of 13 cms in length.

Am definitely going to enjoy using this pen! Thank you, Y!!