Midori Paper Is Awesome

[AtomicLeo]

Not really a review, but I wanted to let people know that if you have been searching for smooth, lined paper that is white but not Clairefontaine shocking white with line spacing made for grownups not grade schoolers, then check out the Midori Notebooks available from The Journal Shop. I received my sample of the this paper yesterday and I'm very impressed. Smooth, but not glassy. No bleed through, some show through and no feathering with my Falcon and Safari M,B nibs. The description also claims that the notebook will flat! The paper sample performed much better than the Cartesio sample.

 

http://thejournalshop.com/acatalog/Midori_MD_Notebooks.html#a13804_2d006

[reprieve]

I agree. The paper is wonderful! I have one of the Traveler's Notebooks, and have used the gridded and the lined refills. It takes even my BB nibs without feathering or bleed-through. Next time I order from The Journal Shop, I will definitely be getting some of the large notebooks as the paper in the traveler's journal is just so nice.

[cubic archon]

The paper in the Traveller's Notebook refills is excellent, yes - I'd recommend it to anyone who prefers a little more tooth to their paper than some of the "shinier" ones, Clairefontaine or Black n Red or whatever. I preferred it to the paper in the Webnotebook I used before that.

 

The types of Midori MD notebook that I'm after are out of stock at the Journal Shop but when they're back in I look forward to trying one out. If it's consistent between the MD and the Traveler's, it's a valuable addition to the range of notebooks out there. I'm quite fond of Habanas right at this moment but I'll try anything.

[holst035]

I wonder what the line spacing is from the line and the grid version. Can anyone tell me if the line spacing is 6,5 mm and the grid 5x5mm?

 

Marthijn

[staypuft02]

I have the Midori passport-sized Traveller's notebook-- for how thin the paper is, I've been impressed by how well it takes fountain pen ink! The largest nib I've written on so far is a pretty wet M. It's become my daily, tote-about-town notebook

 

I have a grid refill for it, and it looks like the lines are 5x5mm spaced.

[denning44]

I have the Midori Traveler's - a beauty to behold. Short story: Several years ago, this tasteful young lad who was after me posted the notebook from Asia as a surprise gift. Obviously, we are now very much together!

 

 

Incidentally, does anyone know how the Ciak compares?

[nicholasyeo]

I've been told countless times how great Midori papers are.

Ciak has nice thick paper as well. They are quite heavy, and

therefore fountain pen friendly!

[hedera]

I like Ciak paper a lot, but I love the Midori paper even more!

(the Ciak paper is sometimes a little too toothy and hard, causing some pens/inks to write a bit dry)

 

Yesterday, the two samples from the Journal Shop arrived; the regular blank paper, and the extra-thin.

 

They're just... perfection.

The colour is wonderful: a little cream-like but not as yellow as that of a certain infamous little black book - but by no means stark white, either. The extra-thin paper is a little bit lighter.

 

Both papers take fountain pen ink extremely well; no feathering, no bleed-through; a little bit of see through, but not a lot really.

The paper is smooth, but not ice-rink smooth. It's really a joy to write on.

 

The extra-thin paper is not quite as thin as airmail paper (which I have used a lot of, back in my travelling days), and seems very useable.

 

I've been trying out various pens & inks; I'll try and re-install my scanner this week, so I can post some pictures.

 

Awesome is the right word!

Edited November 7, 2010 by hedera

[holgalee]

I wonder what the line spacing is from the line and the grid version. Can anyone tell me if the line spacing is 6,5 mm and the grid 5x5mm?

 

Marthijn

 

The grid is 5x5cm and line spacing 6.5mm.

 

I'm another fan of the Taveler's Notebook paper. The red cover refill has thinner paper but it works well with all my extra fine nibs filled with average to dry inks. Some of my rollerballs create slight bleedthrough though, like the Pilot Hi-tec-c.

[itcantbemine]

Midori MD paper.........

 

An excellent paper, have too agree with all the comments so far.

 

At present I am using it with a couple of Pilot's "Fermo" fine & Med nib's, along with: Pilot (Iroshizuku) Yama-Budo & Tsukushi a trull fabulous combination.

 

Slightly off this thread..... There is another high end Japanese paper called "Life" they say it is still hand made. The only retailer I have found for this paper is in Australia, with the cost already expensive paper. Their is Import/Export duty, Vat on duty then of course our Royal Mail handling fee.............

 

Charles U.K

[jimhughes]

If you ask nice bureaudirect, was very helpful to me. I wanted , then new , Leuch, Hard bound A7 Notebooks. They started stocking them and fixed me right up. Drop them an Email and see if they can help you out too. They're a UK online and Brick and Mortar shop. Usual disclaimers apply, I can't say enough Great things about them, and I'm in the colonies, across the pond. Ship with in 24 H and in my hands in the Wilds of New Mexico in a week.

[Centopar]

The regular paper is a joy, and the extra-thin is especially wonderful. I seem to be using Midori paper pretty much exclusively at the moment (although I have a couple of books of Tomoe River on the way, so this is about to change). I prefer very wet pens, and Midori paper works beautifully with them, with no bleeding or feathering even on the extra-thin.

[Sadieprater]

The regular paper is a joy, and the extra-thin is especially wonderful. I seem to be using Midori paper pretty much exclusively at the moment (although I have a couple of books of Tomoe River on the way, so this is about to change). I prefer very wet pens, and Midori paper works beautifully with them, with no bleeding or feathering even on the extra-thin.

I have been using a sample of Tomoe and just ordered some Midori. Which do you prefer having used both? Has anyone done a comparison here that is have missed? Thanks!

[thecla]

I have Tomoe River in both white and cream, Midori MD notebook, Midori Traveler's Notebook blank refill and lightweight refill.

 

The Traveler's Notebook lightweight refill is either white Tomoe River or so similar that I can't find a difference.

 

MD is a very slightly darker cream than the cream Tomoe River (only very slightly) and blank TN refill is the same colour as white Tomoe River.

 

MD paper and TN blank refill are thicker than Tomoe River. I would guess they are about 80gsm (ordinary copy paper thickness) although MD may be just a bit thinner than the TN refill. Because they are thicker they have a bit less showthrough than Tomoe River but still more than the generic copy paper I have on hand. MD notebook paper is the smoothest of these paper and the others are pretty much the same.

 

Edited to add: I also have Midori MD Cotton (5th anniversary) notebook and the paper in that is a slightly creamy white with a bit more texture than any of the others.

Edited April 26, 2014 by thecla

[Sadieprater]

Thanks for the comparison. I fear I will love both. Expensive problem to have...

[Hyunato]

Will be experiencing it very soon. Getting my Midori today, driver on his way!

[mm1624124]

Thanks for the comparison. I fear I will love both. Expensive problem to have...

 

Agree, but worth it. I have both for different reasons targeted for different purposes.