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Post by vertolive on Mar 12, 2020 1:38:08 GMT
Cream Tomoe, unlined, with a side of rubber stamps, thanks!
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Post by Lupine on Mar 15, 2020 23:53:04 GMT
I like the look of unlined, and I manage a pretty straight line of writing . . . if I concentrate. I use Crane blue too! I will be buying Clairfontaine soon.
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Post by richila on Mar 25, 2020 14:27:03 GMT
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Post by michelleg on Mar 25, 2020 22:44:41 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. Oh wow - I might have to look into that. I currently scan or photograph all my outgoing letters so I can remember what I wrote!
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Post by radellaf on Mar 26, 2020 2:04:10 GMT
I use a phone app called Genius Scan in a pinch if I want to "scan" a page with the phone camera, but the flatbed on the cheap printers is so much better. The app does two things the camera alone doesn't: save as PDF, and correct for perspective distortion.
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Post by radellaf on Mar 26, 2020 14:30:24 GMT
It certainly wouldn't hurt if I also took a photo of the envelope &/or card. I've frequently wondered if I'm sending a repeat. Or even which stamps I used, since I have so many, might as well use different ones each time.
I've only once so far had to reprint a letter I sent, after the Australian post decided it should be thoroughly soaked prior to delivery.
I often look back at the scans to see both when I wrote someone last, and to remember what it is they're replying to. The last letter I wasn't sure _was_ a reply since the letter didn't mention anything and, during Feb, it's easy to forget who you've written to. The other thing I need to refer back to is what my 5Q were. It's often been a while since I posted them, and most people don't copy or paraphrase the questions. Not an issue if I did it the way I'm s'posed to and asked/answered all in the same month.
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Post by Bob on Apr 9, 2020 12:32:10 GMT
Unlined, using a lined template underneath.
Go to lately is Crown Mill 4 x 6 cards, which force me to slow down and think about what I'm going to write and write in straight lines.
Rhodia Dot paper on occasion.
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Post by macleodmj on May 1, 2020 3:54:18 GMT
I was taught many years ago that unlined was the only thing to use for correspondence. On the other hand, pads of writing paper came with that line sheet as the first page. Buying a package of printer paper now, there is no line sheet so I made one. Only works for the first side, then I start slanting the lines upwards. Lined Rhodia paper is better paper. I actually use the paper that doesn't bleed or feather with the pen and ink I'm using.
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Post by richila on May 7, 2020 13:56:39 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. I use a clipboard to hold my guidelines and keep my blotting paper nearby.
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Post by davidv on May 20, 2020 18:46:15 GMT
I prefer blank and use a guide sheet. I like the look of the blank page but with straight lines. I have on occasion manually ruled lines with a pencil (I do calligraphy so I’m already used to doing this). In that case I just leave the pencil lines, as they aren’t too glaring.
At one time I liked the dot grid, but I don’t get why 5mm sizing is a thing. It’s too fine for my usual writing single spaced, but too wide double spaced.
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Post by macleodmj on May 21, 2020 20:50:10 GMT
I prefer blank and use a guide sheet. I like the look of the blank page but with straight lines. I have on occasion manually ruled lines with a pencil (I do calligraphy so I’m already used to doing this). In that case I just leave the pencil lines, as they aren’t too glaring. At one time I liked the dot grid, but I don’t get why 5mm sizing is a thing. It’s too fine for my usual writing single spaced, but too wide double spaced. Hi David,
I downloaded a guide sheet but I haven't printed it yet. The guidelines I am using write now were done with a ruler, very dark ink, and a Mead Cambridge writing pad from Staples.
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Post by davidv on May 22, 2020 2:13:49 GMT
Hi David,
I downloaded a guide sheet but I haven't printed it yet. The guidelines I am using write now were done with a ruler, very dark ink, and a Mead Cambridge writing pad from Staples.
Hmm... I'll have to check those out. My usual guidelines I get from the Well Appointed Desk. I recently made a set by making a table in Microsoft Word with real thick border lines. It actually worked pretty well - part of my scheme with that sheet was to set specific margins for my guidesheet and the Word table was a good way to do that.
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Post by Lupine on May 22, 2020 13:42:55 GMT
Can I tell you something funny? Decades ago I read a handwriting analysis book that said not being able to write horizontally indicates a heart condition and in order to live longer I forced myself to learn to write straight across the page. I don't use any guides. My life depends on it!
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Post by davidv on May 22, 2020 18:10:07 GMT
Can I tell you something funny? Decades ago I read a handwriting analysis book that said not being able to write horizontally indicates a heart condition and in order to live longer I forced myself to learn to write straight across the page. I don't use any guides. My life depends on it! The real question is why haven’t you marketed this incredible cure for heart conditions? Haha
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Post by allanorn on May 23, 2020 0:05:27 GMT
I’m a left-handed underwriter who has to turn the paper at an angle so I don’t wear ink all over my hand. Therefore I prefer lined over unlined paper so I can at least look consistent.
I can write with unlined paper but I have to be far more intentional about it; micro-adjustments of the paper tend to lead to my handwriting going all over the place.
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