Fold Over Notes / Informals

[ysgrif]

I am trying to find out a little more about creating/buying fold over notes / informals which I would like to make use of in place of cards for short notes and thank yous.

 

Are these notes just normal paper folded in half and written on as if it were a card? This would mean that the lower half of the page was used if you were to fold the paper back to be a flat sheet.

 

Is any particular thickness of paper used?

 

I am UK based and cant find anywhere that sells personalised ones so Im guessing most people just take a normal sheet and fold it themselves. Any insights from those that use them would be really welcome!

 

Thank you!

[OCArt]

Try to find a paper supply store that caters to the local printers. They will have all kinds of fold over cards and envelopes used for wedding invitations, etc. I've been using the box of blank cards I bough for over 20 years and they are so nice to have on hand.

[ysgrif]

Thanks. I suppose blank cards are a great option but I thought (mistakenly?) that informals were a little more like a folded thick sheet of writing paper or similar?

 

Do you write on the front or just leave it blank?

 

Thanks again!

[jmccarty3]

You are correct. Informals are a folded sheet. You write on the lower half of the inside. Traditionally, these are for ladies, and have the lady's name engraved on the front. Cards are used more frequently by men, and have the name engraved at the top. Both of these are used for short notes--longer letters are written on larger sheets. Check out smythson.com, or watch any episode of Keeping Up Appearances.

[ysgrif]

Thanks! Thats really helpful - I thought that was the case but I just couldnt find confirmation. Knowing nice paper folded over is good enough for an informal note.

 

Genders aside, Ive never seen or heard of a correspondence card being used in real life (although the formal applies for invitations of course). Notecards are well used by both men and women in my experience.

[Karmachanic]

According to Emily Post:

https://www.bartleby.com/95/27.html

 

Basildon Bond Duke does the trick. Write on one side only.

[LizB]

If you want something that feels a bit luxurious, have a look at Fabriano Mediovalis folded cards. They are gorgeous. Blurb on back of box says "Mediovalis is a high quality mould-made paper produced in Fabriano since 1904. Card with four deckle edges hand trimmed from watermarked sheets. designed for personalised invitations and greeting cards. Ideal for calligraphy, letterpress and inkjet." They are a step up from a folded sheet of letter-writing paper though, the paper is 260gsm, so pretty thick. I got mine from a local art shop.

 

I am a big fan of notecards, and found the same as you that in the UK most personalised cards are correspondence card style, not folded.

 

If you want, with Incowrimo almost upon us, I am happy to write you a note on one of these cards and send it to you so you can have a look/feel of them, if you want to PM me your address.