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I seriously fell in love with the colorful notebooks by Paperthinks.com. There's no weight of the paper given, but I assume with 256 pages it must be on the thinner side.

 

Did someone already use them and can tell me if they are fountainpen friendly? And maybe give a comparison to, say, the paper of the moleskine notebook? I mostly use a fine-nibbed Pilot Prera.

 

I would really like to know beforehand, because shipping to Germany is quite expensive and I really don't want another notebook sitting useless on the shelf... :(

 

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No experience with theae. Sorry.

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The fact that the paper says it is partially recycled would make me hesitate. Not a lot of recycled papers are FP friendly :(

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The fact that the paper says it is partially recycled would make me hesitate. Not a lot of recycled papers are FP friendly :(

 

Oh, I didn't think about that. Guess you're right :(

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These are so pretty! I'm not sure about the notebook, but the sketchbook is 112gsm, so I'd say that's probably FP friendly. They have an enquiry button so you could always shoot them a message.

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I've been wondering the same thing. They're so pretty and I love the colour variety; if they were FP friendly, that'd be perfect. They do show a picture of them with a Lamy Vista on Facebook but who knows if that means anything?

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I've used a few of them and I find them very fountain pen friendly. I primarily use a Pelikan with J. Herbin ink and have been very pleased with the results.

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Kathleen86: What is the nib size on the pen you use and the ink colour. J. Herbin flow and wetness seems to vary in differing colours with my XXf and EF nibs, Pelikan's, Edison's and Sheaffer's. Thanks, Jim

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Where might one buy one of these online? I tried paperthinks website, but they do not sell to individuals.

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I found these Paperthinks notebooks for sale here:

 

http://www.lovenotebooks.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=170&zenid=b6a5b3a87d0a5137a13ffaa0304f5285

 

 

I am also wondering about how fp friendly these notebooks are. They sure are pretty!

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Has anyone actually purchased a Paperthinks product yet? Curious to know, as Kate's Paperie in NYC carries them, and I'm looking for a new FP-friendly notebook...

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I haven't tried one yet. I have thought about it, but I am hesitant to invest in another pretty journal with bad paper. I have too many of those already. Beautiful on the outside, horrible on the inside, lol.

 

I recently just had the idea to get a Clairefontaine Basic notebook and decorate the outside myself with some pretty fabric, a ribbon marker, maybe some lace flowers on the cover....a visit to Hobby Lobby would be in order. ;)

I want a pretty journal, good paper, and a reasonable price. But this seems hard to come by. So I might need to resort to a diy journal.

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Somehow in all the notebook choices I seemed to overlook the Clairefontaine Basic notebooks, which seem to write twice as well as Moleskines for half the cost (?!). Crazypants. And with the

 

I emailed Paperthinks asking for a sample of their paper, and they surprised me by informing me that they'll be sending me a 2014 planner gratis to test their paper quality. If anyone would like a few sheets when it arrives I'll be happy to send it out, and I'll be sure to make a review and post it here on FPN. Excitement! Tessy, I'll be sure to let you know how it works out.

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Update! Paperthinks surprised me by sending me a tiiiiny notebook to sample rather than an out-of-date planner, which was a highly classy move on their end.

 

I only wish the paper was as classy as the technique :( What did I think? Well, read my....

 

Paperthinks Pocket Notebook Review! I wanted this to go into a new thread, so that anyone searching "paperthinks review" would see that straight away rather than having to scroll down this thread :)

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I just read your review - Thank you so very much for sharing your findings regarding these journals!

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