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Post by Rouge on Sept 5, 2020 11:02:01 GMT
Hi everyone !
Paper is obviously a bif part of a snail mail. Yesterday, I purchased some paper, and I went out with "grid" paper sheets that are quite small, which will force me to write small.
So the topic of this thrad is : writing. Do you find it hard to read thin and little letters ? Which paper do you prefer for this ? Any grid preferences ? Or maybe you just enjoy to write on plain white paper !
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Post by stompie on Sept 5, 2020 11:37:50 GMT
I have AMD so I struggle to read small writing.
Personally, I use all sorts of paper: LINED, PLAIN, WHITE, OFF WHITE, SQUARED.
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Post by penguy on Sept 5, 2020 14:33:44 GMT
I have rather large writing so if I have a paper with small spacing between lines I just use every other line. Extremely small writing doesn't bother me as long as I can read it with my reading glasses. When I print my own letterhead paper I have a guide sheet that I've copied but rather than the black I make it very pale gray and print my own barely noticeable guidelines.
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Post by DJW1066 on Sept 5, 2020 19:24:05 GMT
I recently discovered Itoya Oasis notebooks with very nice paper that has major and minor lines. Because I can’t find just the paper, I buy the notebooks and use a guillotine to extract the pages. Their lines, so far, help me more than dot grid, grid, whiteline, regular lined, Clairfontaine lined, or blank.
But it still just seems that the biggest “benefit” to any system I use is to show me just how undisciplined my writing is.
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Post by richila on Sept 5, 2020 19:45:15 GMT
I always use my Tomoe River stationery with a 6mm guide sheet. I can read most handwriting; I taught English for over 30 years.
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Post by stompie on Sept 6, 2020 7:23:57 GMT
I recently discovered Itoya Oasis notebooks with very nice paper that has major and minor lines. They look great but I can't get them here, except at a premium due to shipping! Pity!
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Post by davidv on Sept 7, 2020 1:10:41 GMT
I change up the paper I use and the size of my writing depending on mood and how fancy I'm feeling. If I'm feeling very practical, it's regular loose leaf with 7mm line spacing. If I'm feeling like being more elaborate, sometimes I do 8mm spacing with generous margins on blank paper using a guide sheet underneath. Sometimes I'll use a guide sheet that divides the page into 2 columns, in which case my writing will be smaller. When I write smaller I use a finer pen.
As a reader I'm not picky. I have opinions about what makes for an elegant letter, but don't think that elegant is always best - it's fun to receive a variety of letters whether people like to be fancy or not. I sometimes notice certain ink and paper combos are smudgy, and I guess I prefer when that isn't the case, but I'm also learning to try not to cover the writing with my fingers. If someone has really small writing and writes on a wide page without enough inter-line spacing it can be hard to find the next line easily.
I like to think I'm fairly good a deciphering hand writing
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Post by InsomniaQueen on Sept 7, 2020 5:42:45 GMT
I use lined paper because I can't write in a straight line to save my life. I didn't know they made actual guide sheets until I saw some on Amazon. I usually just stick whatever lined paper I have around underneath plain paper, but I may look into printing a guide sheet. I think unlined paper is more aesthetically pleasing. Now pens are another story. I just bought some colored pens, but I didn't pay attention and was disappointed to find they are gel pens. I'm left-handed, so gel pens are not good for me. They smear so easily. I am glad to see people saying they are good at deciphering handwriting. I start out trying hard to write neatly, but I have joint issues with my hands. The longer I write, the worse my writing becomes. And, some days just aren't good days for my joints. I am pretty good at deciphering handwriting too. I've been reading doctors' handwriting for almost three decades. (I've even had doctors ask me to read something they wrote that they couldn't decipher.
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Post by stompie on Sept 7, 2020 14:30:50 GMT
I use lined paper because I can't write in a straight line to save my life. I didn't know they made actual guide sheets until I saw some on Amazon. I usually just stick whatever lined paper I have around underneath plain paper, but I may look into printing a guide sheet. I think unlined paper is more aesthetically pleasing. Now pens are another story. I just bought some colored pens, but I didn't pay attention and was disappointed to find they are gel pens. I'm left-handed, so gel pens are not good for me. They smear so easily. I am glad to see people saying they are good at deciphering handwriting. I start out trying hard to write neatly, but I have joint issues with my hands. The longer I write, the worse my writing becomes. And, some days just aren't good days for my joints. I am pretty good at deciphering handwriting too. I've been reading doctors' handwriting for almost three decades. (I've even had doctors ask me to read something they wrote that they couldn't decipher. Give this site a try for lined sheets - at least they are for free! incompetech.com/graphpaper/If you get stuck let me know as I do have some other resources I could email you
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Post by vertolive on Sept 7, 2020 14:50:39 GMT
Oh. Line guides. That would be the legal pad I put under my Tomoe when writing the letter. I try to stick to the lines but can get carried away with whatever I’m saying, then have to stop and get a grip.
I have managed to read everything correspondents have sent so far, even one writer whose flourishes drop two lines above and below the current line. 😳
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Post by Mia on Sept 7, 2020 15:09:43 GMT
Some of the papers I write on are squared or dotted, but quite narrow, so I write on every other "line" allowing me space to write. I do have lined too. Plain papers (with or without motifs) I like to write on too but I don't use a guide. I sometimes think the little errors from perfection make the letter human.
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Post by InsomniaQueen on Sept 8, 2020 7:51:08 GMT
Thanks, stompie ! That was exactly what I was looking for!
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Post by eefa on Oct 3, 2020 16:53:42 GMT
I prefer grid or dot. I do use lined but only because I wanted to try Life paper and it only came in lined. I recently managed to get A4 dot grid Tomoe River which I was quite happy about... unfortunately the customs charge dampened my happiness but only a bit
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Post by mrsduffy on Oct 6, 2020 19:24:16 GMT
I love a creamy white blank paper but my main thing is the pen. I recently discovered the cursive italic nib and I’m hooked.
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Post by mrsduffy on Oct 7, 2020 0:33:19 GMT
I recently discovered the cursive italic nib and I’m hooked. Oh yes! Dale discovered that particular joy last year when I finally convinced him to give it a try. He rarely writes with anything else now Same here. It seems ridiculous that my best writer is a customized Jinhao for under $20 when I would scarcely admit what I’ve spent over the years on my now neglected pens.
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