Mohawk Via Laid Ivory #24

[RandyE]

I got a package of paper samples in today, various Strathmore and Mohawk papers in #24 weights and either cream or ivory color which I will be reviewing shortly.

 

This paper has a light laid texture - horizontal lines along the short dimension - I could not really feel the texture of the paper when writing with the fountain pen just gliding over the surface of the paper. Compared to the Strathmore Laid #24 that I reviewed earlier, this laid texture feels lighter, while appearing to the eye to be about the same.

 

As you can see in the attached scans, there is hardly any feathering - the letters are quite crisp and clean, other than my puppy induced blotches. As with all of these papers, I used the three inks that I have on hand at this time with both fine and medium nibs, and found the paper wonderfully nice to write on with both nibs. This paper responds really well, I think, to a medium nib, which I find is often too wide of a line but with this paper gives a well defined, yet not overly thick line. There was no bleed through except in the thickest of lines, where I wrote over a previous line due to puppy intervention, and even then there were only pinpricks. With more careful effort I don't see any reason why both sides of this paper could not be used.

 

When held up to the light, there is a distinct pattern to this paper, but no watermark. The pattern shows the laid texture in horizontal lines (along the short dimension) and quite thicker vertical lines (along the long dimension). When viewed without back lighting the paper shows a faint but noticeable laid texture that looks very nice to my eye (but is difficult to photograph!).

 

This would be a great paper for anyone looking for a laid paper texture that does not translate to the pen when written on.

 

- R

 

EDIT: For those interested, I just found out that this paper is made using %100 sustainable wind power.

Edited April 22, 2008 by RandyE