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I came across this paper on a website recently - and can't remember which one, but I did write the name down in a notebook. Has anyone used this paper, and if so, what is your opinion?

"Life would split asunder without letters." Virginia Woolf

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It's very "ordinary" paper, just a bit thicker. It's fountain pen friendly of course, but there's nothing special about it. But if you like those qualities in a paper, you'll like Velin de France.

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It's very conservative, and very classy.

 

 

I use it for those special letters...

 

I buy it from www.thewritingdesk.co.uk

 

Lennart

 

Thanks - I'll look for this when I'm in England this September.

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I've noticed that G Lalo has many different types of paper, like Opera, Verge de France, Papier Paille, Toile Impériale etc. But I never was able to distinguish between all of them.

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Hello,

 

I've used the Velin de France from time to time.

 

It is certainly a classy paper that is FP-friendly, hence 'high performance'.

 

The surface is quite smooth, but not as slick as Clairefontaine Triomphe. Narrow nibs run nicely - it is not the 'rumble strip' of most laid-surface paper, and the line quality can be as crisp as possible with a given Pen+ink combo. The tines of XF-F flex nibs can do their thing unimpeded by an uneven surface or one so soft that tines can be 'snagged'. Nice for narrow Crisp Italic nibs too!

 

The absorbency is medium, far greater than the Verge de France, so is capable of retaining the shading potential of a given Ink+Pen combo.

 

Bleed- show-through are not common with reasonably well-matched Ink+Pen combos.

 

I would consider it to be in the same niche as the maruman Report Pad, item P143, although there are of course small differences.

 

So that I can look to generating some Written Samples, please let me know if you have an Ink+Pen combo in mind - perhaps I have something similar in my array.

 

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Hello,

 

I've used the Velin de France from time to time.

 

It is certainly a classy paper that is FP-friendly, hence 'high performance'.

 

The surface is quite smooth, but not as slick as Clairefontaine Triomphe. Narrow nibs run nicely - it is not the 'rumble strip' of most laid-surface paper, and the line quality can be as crisp as possible with a given Pen+ink combo. The tines of XF-F flex nibs can do their thing unimpeded by an uneven surface or one so soft that tines can be 'snagged'. Nice for narrow Crisp Italic nibs too!

 

The absorbency is medium, far greater than the Verge de France, so is capable of retaining the shading potential of a given Ink+Pen combo.

 

Bleed- show-through are not common with reasonably well-matched Ink+Pen combos.

 

I would consider it to be in the same niche as the maruman Report Pad, item P143, although there are of course small differences.

 

So that I can look to generating some Written Samples, please let me know if you have an Ink+Pen combo in mind - perhaps I have something similar in my array.

 

Bye,

S1

Thanks, I'd appreciate seeing some written samples. I'm unfamiliar with the Report Pad you mention, but it sounds as though I would like the Velin. I use F and EF nibs because I have small handwriting, and the pens I'm using at the moment are a Twsbi Diamond, a couple of Waterman Phileas, and a Kaweco Sport Classic. Inks: Noodlers Heart of Darkness, Diamine Damson, PR Tanzanite, Pelikan Brilliant Black. Thanks again!

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I use F and EF nibs because I have small handwriting, and the pens I'm using at the moment are a Twsbi Diamond, a couple of Waterman Phileas, and a Kaweco Sport Classic. Inks: Noodlers Heart of Darkness, Diamine Damson, PR Tanzanite, Pelikan Brilliant Black. Thanks again!

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You're welcome!

 

I'll use the Damson from an Estie 2550 steel XF nib; and the very wet Tanzanite from a Phileas F nib.

 

I hope to have something shortly after the week-end.

 

Bye,

S1

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Just sent you a "thank you" PM for this - terrific review. Loved seeing the different inks and papers.

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