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Post by writingrav on Aug 5, 2015 10:35:11 GMT
Verge de France is the wrong G. Lalo paper for fine nibs. It's laid paper, so the 'lines' or ridges make the surface generally unsuitable. You need to buy G. Lalo Toile Impériale or Velin de France writing papers, which have an FP-friendly surface, better suited to finer gauge nibs. They don't have that slippery, slick feeling of the Clairefontaine Triomphe. I've never seen these sold in the States, but I I'll have to look for them.
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Post by skye on Aug 5, 2015 11:10:06 GMT
Havent seen these around either. let me jot this down...
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Post by alc3261 on Aug 11, 2015 15:25:03 GMT
Verge de France is the wrong G. Lalo paper for fine nibs. It's laid paper, so the 'lines' or ridges make the surface generally unsuitable. You need to buy G. Lalo Toile Impériale or Velin de France writing papers, which have an FP-friendly surface, better suited to finer gauge nibs. They don't have that slippery, slick feeling of the Clairefontaine Triomphe. I've never seen these sold in the States, but I I'll have to look for them. I have some Velin de France, I can send you some to try.
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Post by writingrav on Aug 11, 2015 18:38:06 GMT
I've never seen these sold in the States, but I I'll have to look for them. I have some Velin de France, I can send you some to try. That would be wonderful.
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Post by sharmon202 on Aug 14, 2015 21:23:35 GMT
I had a sample of G. Lalo, did not like it but I also usually use F nibs. I thought Clairefontaine Triomphe was ok. I am just so hooked on TR.............is it addicting?
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Post by alc3261 on Aug 14, 2015 23:22:59 GMT
I had a sample of G. Lalo, did not like it but I also usually use F nibs. I thought Clairefontaine Triomphe was ok. I am just so hooked on TR.............is it addicting? Yes
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Post by sharmon202 on Aug 23, 2015 13:40:58 GMT
Anyone tried Clairefontaine Trophee?
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Post by thatauthor on Sept 25, 2015 4:06:36 GMT
While I like the look of this paper, and enjoy reading letters written on it, I've found I don't like writing on it very much. I use fountain pens, and the little ridges cause problems with my nibs, causing them to skip and to become stuffed with tiny bits of paper. Also, the ridges as a sort of guide for writing in straight lines doesn't seem to help much. Maybe I'd have better luck with a broad nib or ballpoint, but I found this paper sort of disappointing compared to Rhodia, Clairefontaine, or my new favorite, Tomoe River. I'm with you on this. I had a pad of the Champagne color and was glad to finally finish it off. I didn't like the dark color which seemed to obscure the color of the ink (the champagne was darker than a cream paper). Also the texture wasn't too my liking. Just plain white with lines or dots for me please!
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Post by alc3261 on Sept 25, 2015 16:12:16 GMT
Anyone tried Clairefontaine Trophee? I have a ream of it in Cream, it is smooth and a little lighter than Triomph.
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Post by saskiamadding on Sept 25, 2015 19:16:56 GMT
How's the showthrough? I've never tried it but I'm curious about it.
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Post by alc3261 on Sept 26, 2015 10:23:37 GMT
Virtually no showthrough, I'll send a few pieces for you to try.
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