While working at the Dromgoole’s table in St. Louis, I was able to score both of the Sailor Manyo Limited Edition Dual Shading sets (4 each with 20ml bottles, $60). Set #1 is a brighter assortment and includes Haha, Nekoyanagi, Sakura, Nadeshiko. I swatched each bottle on Col-o-ring paper and then used a 1″ circle…
Since listening to a certain monumental 500th episode back in February and watching many friends return to in-person pen shows I’ve been reflecting on the state of my stationery collection. I’ve shared a lot online about my favorite and most-used items over the years, but less about my most meaningful items. So today I’m sharing…
Last week my boss sent me a small gift that turned out to be a fountain pen! Sadly I have very few details so mostly I’ll be sharing photos and what I can surmise. I’m still on the hunt and I’ll update if/when I get more! I was surprised to open my package and find…
While I’ve been working on the yoke of my new sweater (Dovetail by Quinn Reverendo) I’ve been pondering what color inks would fit into this gemstone palette: KWZ Raspberry – Manos del Uruguay Alegria Grande in Cactus Flower Sheaffer Green – ” in Tahiti Diamine 150th Anniversary Blue Velvet – ” in Oceano Robert Oster…
Between working with hand-dyed yarns and now ink samples, they way I see color has evolved over the years. So I’m especially tickled when the ink samples I’m working with (yellows and golds) match my new project! Yarn: Miss Babs Yowza in Old Gold Inks: Robert Oster Honey Bee and Franklin-Christoph Honeycomb
Papier Plume has released a suitably festive ink just in time for St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Channel Green ($12 for 1 oz/30ml). This ink honors the Irish immigrants who helped build New Orleans and lived in the neighborhood called Irish Channel in New Orleans. Papier Plume will be donating $4 per bottle sold to Special…
Joe at Gentleman Stationer sent me the Hightide Metal Book Rest ($12) in the perfect shade of turquoise. It matches my kitchen perfectly. But the best thing about the Metal Book Rest is that it is totally freakin’ useful. My other mother has one (bright red!) in her kitchen that she keeps her iPad propped…
