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Post by michelleg on Mar 4, 2020 13:05:54 GMT
Personally, I love lined stationery. My handwriting is only as good as the lines that guide it, š¤£.
My favorite has always been the Crane ecru or pale blue, bit lately, I can't find it, and the closest stationery store to me closed!š These days, I write on plain lined stationery pads and decorate it with scrapbook stickers and washi tape.
What is your go to for lined stationery?
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Post by stompie on Mar 4, 2020 13:55:00 GMT
Not fussy really. I use lined and blank. With blank paper I do use a backing guide line sheet.
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Post by voiren on Mar 4, 2020 14:54:22 GMT
I started using a L!fe A5 writing paper pad for some of my letters and liked that. It has a nice border design and greyish wide ruling. (Though I do also write on the back). I also like Rhodia ColoR which looks great with some inks (is a very yellow cream).
A great deal of the paper I use is unlined, with a guide sheet. It makes it easier to adjust when using larger nibs.
I did confirm that I don't really like Rhodia dot grid for letter-writing. It only suits my finest pens, and I keep forgetting that and ending up with something cramped or awkwardly leaving blank lines.
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Post by oregonclaire on Mar 4, 2020 18:11:54 GMT
I too prefer lined paper. My handwriting starts drifting all over the page, otherwise. I have a Life A5 writing pad which I do like, and Rhodia graph paper is okay too. But mostly, I make my own lined paper using a word processor, landscape orientation, and then cut each page in half. Higher quality laser printer paper is fountain pen friendly for everything except sheening inks, so I use the Rhodia or Life paper for those.
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Post by Mia on Mar 4, 2020 21:08:45 GMT
Well, one of those old letter writing etiquette books said that you shouldn't use lined paper for personal/social correspondence!
Bah humbug, the book would not approve of multi-inked letters or the wax seals....
I have no preference over lined/plain. Some papers I have, the lines or the dots, don't give much room for me to write just in that line, so I leave every other line blank.
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Post by Gary S on Mar 4, 2020 21:19:09 GMT
I prefer lined but if I have unlined paper I want to use I also have a lined sheet and light board to place under the unlined paper to help keep things fairly straight. I use a clear plastic clip board to hold the two pages together and just lay that on top of the light board.
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Post by PhotoJim on Mar 4, 2020 21:28:21 GMT
I usually use lined paper for most writing, but seem to prefer unlined paper for letters and personal correspondence. I've gotten used to writing without a guide line sheet (perhaps because I got used to using a fairly thick G. Lalo paper where such a sheet would not have been helpful anyway).
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Post by ginny on Mar 4, 2020 21:40:55 GMT
I honestly don't care. I will use both. My handwriting is rather straight - not entirely so, but I think most people are OK with it. Personally, it doesn't bother me when someone writes 'all over the place'. It's not a beauty contest, it's a conversation. Don't get me wrong, I love aesthetically beautiful mail. But if someone can't keep their lines straight, that's no big deal, and I believe most people tend to overrate that issue. Just saying.
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Post by christyotwisty on Mar 4, 2020 22:48:38 GMT
What is your go to for lined stationery? Clairefontaine "Triomphe" A5
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Post by although on Mar 5, 2020 1:45:03 GMT
I like the Black n Red notebooks for lined paper. I can find them in Office Depot stores here in the states (I think I've seen them in a Staples as well). The spiral bound notebook is perforated so it works pretty well for letters. My favorite paper is vintage stuff that I find in the wild. Sometimes you can pick up partial pads for just pennies at estate sales and such. Most folks don't place a lot of value on a slightly yellowed pad of odd sized paper
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Post by sgtstretch on Mar 5, 2020 3:27:47 GMT
I will use either, but if I use blank paper, I have to use a lined guide sheet underneath. Otherwise my writing will start to fall down the page.
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Post by motsamicaux on Mar 5, 2020 4:30:49 GMT
I've been using a lot of Strathmore paper lately, so...
I like the Strathmore 500 Series Writing Pad. It comes in 8.5 x 11 inch and 6 x 8 inch sizes in both lined and unlined versions. The lined versions have lines on one side.
Otherwise, I just place a lined writing guide under any unlined loose Strathmore paper.
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Post by michelleg on Mar 7, 2020 15:21:38 GMT
I started using a L!fe A5 writing paper pad for some of my letters and liked that. It has a nice border design and greyish wide ruling. (Though I do also write on the back). I also like Rhodia ColoR which looks great with some inks (is a very yellow cream). A great deal of the paper I use is unlined, with a guide sheet. It makes it easier to adjust when using larger nibs. I did confirm that I don't really like Rhodia dot grid for letter-writing. It only suits my finest pens, and I keep forgetting that and ending up with something cramped or awkwardly leaving blank lines. Had to look that up and absolutely loved the look! Plus, I can buy it from my favorite Japanese company - even better!
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Post by penguy on Mar 10, 2020 2:38:48 GMT
I use unlined paper. Tomoe River paper is really my favorite. I use a guide sheet. My favorite guide sheet is one an Australian pen friend accidentally folded in with a letter he sent me. My handwriting is fairly large so not every guide sheet works.
I have designed some of my own letterhead stationery and print it with my inkjet printer. When I designed the letterhead I did it with lines. I found a guide sheet that was appropriate, cropped it so it was the right size for my stationery, and decreased the contrast so it almost disappeared. When I used it the ink was contrasty enough that the lines almost seemed to disappear. For my letterhead I used 81/2 by 11 Astroparche paper.
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Post by distractedmom on Mar 10, 2020 13:20:00 GMT
I like the Black n Red notebooks for lined paper. I can find them in Office Depot stores here in the states (I think I've seen them in a Staples as well). The spiral bound notebook is perforated so it works pretty well for letters. My favorite paper is vintage stuff that I find in the wild. Sometimes you can pick up partial pads for just pennies at estate sales and such. Most folks don't place a lot of value on a slightly yellowed pad of odd sized paper I love the Black n Red, and now they have the app (Scribzee) and guidelines that allow you to easily photograph the pages if you want to keep copies of your outgoing letters.
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