Letter writing paper recommendations?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨moosemoosemoose@lemmy.ca⁩ to ⁨fountainpens@wayfarershaven.eu⁩

I currently have a Life writing pad for letter writing. I like it, but I would like to try some other loose leaf paper. Does anyone have recommendations? I would prefer lined, but unlined is ok if the paper is thin enough to use a guide sheet underneath.

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MidwayTheMagnificent@wayfarershaven.eu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Clairefontaine Triomphe - it comes in lined, but for 90g paper it’s surprisingly translucent - enough so that the guide sheet they include is clearly visible.

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- moosemoosemoose@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Wow, I will have to add this one to the list. I didn’t expect Clairefontaine to ever work with a guide sheet!
  
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  - thrawn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Me neither! I bought some, printed a guide, then opened the pack and found an included guide sheet. It works great though, still my choice
    
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SomeoneElse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
If you’re in the UK, John Lewis sells some great own-brand loose sheets and envelopes. I used them a few years ago for a calligraphy commission. They were slightly textured but not enough to disrupt the strokes of a dip pen so they should be fine with a foundation pen. No bleeding, see through enough for a bold guide sheet. I’ll see if I can find a link.

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- moosemoosemoose@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Unfortunately, I’m not in the UK, but I night be willing to see if they ship if I can find enough to make a big order. The slight texture sounds interesting.
  
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  - SomeoneElse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I’m not sure it’s special enough for that. But if you can’t find anything better I could buy it for you and send it personally if you like? You wouldn’t need to order too much that way. Send me a DM if you’d like me to help 🙂
    
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Mokiyama@lemmyfly.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’m a big fan of Tamoe River. It’s a light weight paper that plays great with fountain pens. It should be sheer enough for a guide sheet.

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xoagray@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It seems like the only company I can reliably find lined paper from is Rhodia. That said their paper is very good, and though it comes in tablets, the pages tear out easily and cleanly so you can pull them out and use them as loose leaf. I’m really surprised how difficult it is to find lined paper from companies like Tomoe River, Clair Fontaine, etc over here where I am. (SE US.) I have to basically import everything, so I’m at the whims of what I can get from places like Goulet, Jet Pens, and Amazon.

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- moosemoosemoose@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Oh that’s a good idea. Rhodia is pretty cheap around here. I completely forgot it comes in anything but dot grid! Something new to add to my cart, thanks.
  
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spencer@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’ve got one of Midori’s MD letter pads (and matching envelopes) and I love it.

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