Review by Tina Koyama The Pentel’s Design Fude Menso Brush in the small size ($3.25; also available in medium and large sizes at varying prices) is a product I previewed during Inktober. Despite the range of sizes, all three have extra-fine tips for “drawing intricate detail work like facial features.” The very tip isn’t much…
Ink Institute is one of the many ink brands currently washing up on US shores. Ink Institute inks come from Taiwan and their first series to make it to the US is the Cat Series. There are four inks in the series: Cat at Dawn, Cat at Noon, Cat at Dusk and Cat at Midnight.…
This week posts continue to round-up 2020 or set ambitious hopes for 2021. There’s Top 12, a Top 5, a 30-day challenge, 100 things, 21 things and lots of favorites from 2020. What’s your magic number for 2020 or planning for 2021? Pens: Sailor Pro Gear: Apre Ski (via An Unexpected Letter) Montblanc x Fritz…
I’m going to cut to the chase and give my opinion before I even start on this review of the Platinum Procyon ($52.80): I don’t like it. After reading Jaclyn’s review, I thought for sure I would enjoy the pen but at every turn, I was annoyed. Let’s start with the price point compared to…
Tim asks: My father-in-law who passed in 1988 used a variety of fountain pens which we just uncovered in the attic. The pens have not been used in probably 35 to 40 years. Can you recommend a site that would recondition the pens? These pens have a rubber bladder Which would need to be replaced.…
Over the last few years, I’ve tried to look back over the year and highlight the ups and downs in the stationery world. 2020 was chock full of challenges both big and little but sometimes, its nice to just look at a little wedge of the world and fuss about the good and not-so-good that…
This week’s title is inspired by the latest issue of Uppercase Magazine and their newest volume, No. 48, which is all about stationery and paper goods and the lovely design on the back cover which expounds “Never Enough Stationery” in a lovely lettering design. If you’ve never purchased anything from Uppercase or subscribed, Janine is…
