Linea Carta Calligraphy Starter Kit

Linea Carta offers ways to make calligraphy within your grasp with the beautiful calligraphy starter kit. The kit includes a beautiful screenprinted lettering chart, flexible nib dip pen, ink and instructions. $35 Other options available are purchasing just the lettering print or purchasing her set of calligraphic caps rubber stamps. (via Magic Is As Magic…

Library Hand is a personal interest of mine in regards to handwriting and penmanship and the European Paper Company has published a detailed article with tips and links for perfecting your own style of Library Hand. The best tip for me is to remember to slow down and used ruled paper. (via European Paper Company)

Happy Handwriting Day! January 23 is observed as the day to consider your handwriting in conjunction with legendary penman John Hancock’s birthday, best remembered for his large, ornate signature on the Declaration of Independence. (via Quo Vadis Blog)

Lily Kim of JetPens recently did a guest post on Uppercase magazine’s blog about finding the right pen to improve your handwriting. One point I think that wasn’t brought up in her piece was the speed at which you write and how that might effect your penmanship. Some inks feel considerably slicker which aids in…

This is the introduction to a video series on how to write like an architect. This is another way to modify your writing. While its not longhand, it may be a good solution for someone looking for something geometric and would be great for addressing envelopes.I used to watch the architecture students practicing this technique when I was in school. As your skills improve, you will not need the straight edge for notes or daily writing but may still want to use the straight edge for more formal situations.(by howtoarchitect)

While thinking about penmanship, I have noticed that I prefer a more upright style versus the italic style while I think both are lovely. I naturally write more upright than slanted so I started to investigate methods that employ a more upright approach. I have noticed that Europeans tend to teach a more upright hand,…