A Bookworm Creates

Practice Part One Here - > Part One - Getting Started You've been practicing your letters. You've been practicing joining those letters together. You been writing words.  But things aren't always going to go smoothly. Some tips. When you first buy your pen it might not work at first.  Especially if you are using a fountain pen. Practice Make certain the ink cartridge has been pierced.  It has? Run the nib under a slight stream of water until the water turns inky.  Start writing without drying off the tip.  You might have to repeat this process a few times. Regular Lined Paper Practice Paper  You can raise your pen to the light to see if there is ink between the tines of the nib.  If you see light, either do the water trick (if new) or just scratch away on your paper until the ink starts to flow again. It will.  I have this issue on the days I missed a practice session. Or left the pe...

A little intimidating... I'm not going to pretend to know what I'm doing.  The last time I picked up my mother's fountain pen was in the 6th grade and I'd signed up for Calligraphy Club. They didn't have a book club at that point. Photography didn't inspire me. But being able to shape letters and words into something pretty... that interested me. I was the only leftie in a group of six.  The teacher had no clue how to help me. And, admittedly, my middle school scrawl wasn't the best.  It was painstakingly correct and clear, but when I was allowed to form my own style things improved. ...Back to the present day... Pigma Brush Pen Set We've all seen the fancy lettering on Facebook, Instagram, and other places.  That just fascinates me. So much like other endeavers - the Morse Code bracelets for example - I've spent my time (and some limited resources) in an attempt to try my hand at lettering. My first set of brus...