I guess im asking the wrong place but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow lost my login password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me
Love the video. Nice to see all the different colours together. TWSBI have also since brought out the cement grey version and a rose gold one too. I’m sure you’ve bought both by now 😁
I don't use the fountain pens often, mainly to keep track of my checking account. I love the fact that the TWSBIs don't dry out. That alone is worth the price of admission.
My first Fountain Pen !🖋 I got the White one with a Medium side Nib and it looks absolutely stunning when I have a nice bright blue inked up. I also love how The Cap + Piston Knob isn’t completely see-through. Hence all the colors ppl can collect and match up with certain inks, but that’s a whole Nother rabbit hole. The Limé green, black and Cement Grey are ones I’d consider
Twsbi have become my perfect brand. They never dry out, the design is excellent, build quality great, and (for me at least) the nibs have always been flawless.
I'm a newbie with fountain pens although I owned a very fancy Parker with gold nib and cap as a youth. I just bought a Go in Saphire in extra-fine, I get it tomorrow. Thanks for the review it makes me appreciate the TWSBI line, my goal is to eventually get the TWSBY Diamond 580ALR Prussian Blue if I like the Go but maybe in medium instead of extra-fine.
Didn't realize the TWSBI Eco has so many colours....I think I like the solid cap ones over the transparent ones. One day I'll break down and add the Twsbi to my very small "collection"
I have just discovered these fantastic pen yesterday!! I was ready to buy a regular CROSS or WATERMAN but these TWBSI pen are away much better than any expensive pen and also for a much cheaper price!! Love love this pen with 1.1 nib for writing!!! :))) Thank you so much for this video! :)))
Thank you for the comparison video, it is very helpful! I currently own a fine and a medium and have been wondering how they compare to the other size nibs. I love this pen and am gathering them slowly over time.
Really helpful video, thank you for sharing this. I'm a FP newbie, just have the Lamy Safari (F) and ordered a Pilot Metropolitan (M). I'm really interested in getting an Eco .. what nib size would you recommend for everyday writing on regular note paper or xerox type paper? I was thinking the Fine nib would be a good choice for those purposes - what do you think?
About the Red TWSBI finial Logo, I don’t mind it or certain ones like the White, Black, Grey or Red cause they all go together. But nothing beats the White & Black. But in my opinion a blue, or green one would look funny
Great video! I really want to get my first TWSBI Eco but I don't know what nib to get - I have a few shimmering and sheening inks. Would a stub or a broad nib be best? I prefer a fine pen usually that is my only reservation, I use a .38 gel pen in my planner...
Do you think TWSBI, Platinum and Kaweco are dry writing pens and are they better suited to wet inks like Pilot and KWZ in order to write professionally without any line variation/bleeding/feathering?
heh, I was planning on getting a pink fine, and a purple medium. like you xD my broad is probably cherry transparent or cyan. I'm too scared of buying the fine and not liking it because it'd be too fine as I do like a bit of thickness and don't like really thin nibs that hide the ink character! I'm hypped. it's gonna be my first. i can't get the medium anytime soon cause they're pricey
What's the ink in the purple Eco? I have only 4 Eco's: white (fine), black (?), green (medium), clear (broad). A 5th one, yellow (fine), is in the mail. I don't really like the transparent colors. I took the black cap and put it on my green pen...don't tell anyone.
I see from the video you don't have a problem not matching inks with pens. Have you ever found the need to do so? I am looking into the orange eco but am not a fan of orange inks, it just seems like it would look "off" to have a green or blue ink in an orange demonstrator pen.
@@arjunratnadev I bought the 1.1mm stub. It writes beautifully. In general, broader nibs write smoother than finer nibs as they put less pressure on the paper. But I like having a little texture. TWSBI uses German Jowo nibs which are slightly broader than Japanese nibs. I have two Pilots; a fine and a medium. The medium writes like a German fine and is smoother too.
You have such an interesting, but unplaceable accent. I can barely tell that English is not your native language, but there are a few clues, such as your pronunciation of the word pastel, and the expression ‘fairly the same’. You definitely learned English either in the States or from Americans, but that’s all I can tell, other than you said you were in Europe. So my guess would be Scandinavian, or Iceland, perhaps? Your handwriting is European, but I can’t be more specific than that. I’m a bit of an armchair linguist, please don’t take offense. I really appreciated the comparison of nibs-very helpful, thanks!
Haha no offense taken. I studied linguistics, so I really enjoyed your musings. I'm from the Netherlands actually. I did not learn English from someone from the states, but my fiancee is American and I think talking to him heavily influences my accent. Aside from that, I also teach English so it makes me happy that you say that you can barely tell. Thanks for watching!
Apart from the channel name Heldin (which means heroine which she is because of starting and running the channel) the green tea and sugar cans gave it away. Even without seeing the words (thee, suiker) you can only find them in Dutch households. But Heldin, you’re not really avaricious ( as Dutch seem to be) spending 13 x 38 euro’s on TWSBI Eco’s and you have so many more beautiful pens. @Stephen Smith it really is interesting to see how handwriting is also defined by nations/countries. You think it is just you and your fingers that express your emotions, but there is a lot more heritage to that. @Heldin: as a Dutchy why not do an all Dutch ink review?
Pieter Boehlee - I was just listening to an interview with Robert Frank about his new book, Under the Influence, about the immense power of social influence on all of us. I suppose handwriting styles are determined and policed by cultural and social influence, with tradition forming the scaffold to which a society attaches its dos and don’ts & it’s basic expectations. A particular style of handwriting could serve as an emblem of sorts designating a particular region or nation-state with a unique distinction. I don’t think it actually worked out that way, but fun to think about. I would imagine this is what we all do to a certain degree as we developed a unique handwriting, but one that is still bound by social expectations for which we are shamed for breaking. My first trip to Europe introduced me the numeral 7 with a line through the center so that it was easily distinguished from the 1. It seemed perfectly reasonable to me, so I quickly adopted the habit. But upon my return to the states, it was seen as pretentious and some people would just refuse to read the numeral if it had a cross through it. Odd creatures we are indeed.
Stephen Smith in general taking care of presentation (handwriting, clothes, edc’s whatever) is quite often regarded as pretentious by people of the same group that follow another “fashion” and are not open minded or adaptive. I bet they would have accepted is when you would have been European
PIKA PII PIKA PIKA PII PII PIKA!! PIKAAAA PIIII PIKA CHUU!! PIKA PIKA PII PIKA PII PIKA PI PIKA PII PIKA PIKA PII PII PIKA!! PIKAAAA PIIII PIKA CHUU!! PIKA PIKA PII PIKA PII PIKA PI PIKA PII PIKA PIKA PII PII PIKA!! PIKAAAA PIIII PIKA CHUU!! PIKA PIKA PII PIKA PII PIKA PI............. PIKA!!!!!...chuuu..... KIDDING! i SIMPLY NOTICED YOU ARE A PIKACHU FAN. IM A CHARIZARD SO WE'RE GOOD; I GOT YOUR BACK.... ANYWHOO , YOU MY DEAR ARE A TRUE ECO COLLECTOR. Now you have to collect the vac 700r badge (wink wink, get it!?) kudos to you christmas pikachu sweater.... im jealous in a good way............ wish I had a psyduck one.
I have seven ECOs. I love them EXCEPT that the lips of the section are painfully sharp. They are very robust. Practically indestructible, especially compared to the "Twisbie" Diamonds.
On Eco: Awful pen for its section nubs near nib. Very annoying reminder to write horizontally, which is how poor writers write. Edge of section near nib must be round and smooth, which Chinese manufacturers could have done, if they had any brains (they don't). We are not children that need to be reminded to write horizontally for heaven sake. Some write with grip close to nib and will hit nubs in this case. Smallish nib makes one want to write nearer to the dreaded nubs with Eco. Of course you can grip away from nubs, higher up on section, but what good pen maker ever forces you to do this? Answer: None.
@@TheDjubre Kaigelu 316 or 316A medium nib is an unbeatable pen for $22. Even expensive pens can't compare with the line, no skips or hard starts--China finally made the perfect pen. Until this pen, China only made thin,dry nibs for Chinese, not Western, market. Chinese has no alphabet--millions of delicate lines in Chinese require extra-fine dry nibs which Westerners don't like, for the most part. My wife is Chinese--her fountain pens are terrible.
@@josephaziz785 Thank you very much for advice. I was also recommended to consider buying twsbi eco? Is it worth for 35 dollars? Or something else in that price range from 25 to 40 dollars? My main thing is drawing and sketching but also writing second.
@@TheDjubre Platinum Preppy (cheap), Pilot Metropolitan, Cross Bailey. Experts don't like Cross for some reason, but they are favorites of Stationery Store owners--nib curves toward feed creating a small pocket of ink which saturates nib--no other company has done this although Chinese are finally copying it. 60 yrs ago, they used to dry out frustrating Americans, but they now have screw on caps which prevent cartridge from drying out--super fountain pens in fine or medium--best value if you don't want to wait for Kaigelu 316A from China--I just got one with a missing fineal--fell out of package--not packed well.
Oh no this is a dangerous video to come across 😂 I want them all
And their ink is as wanted as their pens... My poor wallet...
I guess im asking the wrong place but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account??
I somehow lost my login password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me
@Shepard Grey instablaster ;)
me too 😢
Your collection is beautiful together.. looks like candy! And I know writing with them makes me smile..
Frank from Boulder
Nice job on this.. I'm a TWSBI fan! Keep rocking..
Frank from Boulder, Colorado, USA
What a great collection! I get my first TWSBI Eco clear in the mail today. Thanks for the awesome video! Love your handwriting btw. 😁
Thank you!
Such a nice collection! I prefer the opaque instead of clear ones. I love your pastel ones
Love the video. Nice to see all the different colours together. TWSBI have also since brought out the cement grey version and a rose gold one too. I’m sure you’ve bought both by now 😁
I don't use the fountain pens often, mainly to keep track of my checking account. I love the fact that the TWSBIs don't dry out. That alone is worth the price of admission.
My first Fountain Pen !🖋 I got the White one with a Medium side Nib and it looks absolutely stunning when I have a nice bright blue inked up. I also love how The Cap + Piston Knob isn’t completely see-through. Hence all the colors ppl can collect and match up with certain inks, but that’s a whole Nother rabbit hole. The Limé green, black and Cement Grey are ones I’d consider
when you switched the shot to them i was shocked lol !! so many , nice review thanks for showing the comparison between the nibs
Thanks for watching!
Excellent comparison video & much appreciated! I have yet to try an EF.
Chris Saenz thank you!
Pen review plus Pokémon in the background instant sub!
Twsbi have become my perfect brand. They never dry out, the design is excellent, build quality great, and (for me at least) the nibs have always been flawless.
I'm a newbie with fountain pens although I owned a very fancy Parker with gold nib and cap as a youth. I just bought a Go in Saphire in extra-fine, I get it tomorrow. Thanks for the review it makes me appreciate the TWSBI line, my goal is to eventually get the TWSBY Diamond 580ALR Prussian Blue if I like the Go but maybe in medium instead of extra-fine.
I must be the only fountain pen geek without a Twsbi! Will def be trying it out!
Me too..!
The Pen Greek yes, you should! The TWSBIs are great!
yeah, probably.... but im pretty sure your handwriting is pretty bad for a fountain pen....like most of the pen geeks around the world.
Thank you this made xmas shopping much easier.
isabell ehrlich glad it was useful!
The Pikachoo’s are so cute. Thank you for this. I just bought the translucent purple one w a broad nib, because that’s all they had left.
I love the broad nib!
@@HeldinWrites IS it the ink? The broad seems very dry.
Didn't realize the TWSBI Eco has so many colours....I think I like the solid cap ones over the transparent ones. One day I'll break down and add the Twsbi to my very small "collection"
You should!
Very cool demo. I would have loved to see some KWZ out of the stub nib, didn't seem like the Sailor ink does it justice.
That Sailor ink didn't really do the 1.1 any justice. Great vid - thanks!
I have baystate blue in it now, will be shown in a video soon!
Very nice collection !
Do you have a favorite nib size? Love this video! & love your place - looks so cool
This was very very helpful to me, thank you!
I have just discovered these fantastic pen yesterday!! I was ready to buy a regular CROSS or WATERMAN but these TWBSI pen are away much better than any expensive pen and also for a much cheaper price!! Love love this pen with 1.1 nib for writing!!! :))) Thank you so much for this video! :)))
That's great! Enjoy your pen!
@@HeldinWrites Thank you Heldin! You know what? I just bought three of these already!!!! :)))
Fantastic video.
Oooo so many colooorrsss!
Nice and easy way u information 😉
Thank you. This was helpful.
TWSBI Eco pens are currently ranging between $33-$39. Just purchased a Lilac one for #37.99 with
a med. nib. Currently own 11 TWSBI pens.
Thank you for the comparison video, it is very helpful! I currently own a fine and a medium and have been wondering how they compare to the other size nibs. I love this pen and am gathering them slowly over time.
It's very tempting to keep collecting them. I just got the persian green!
@@HeldinWritesim planning to get that!!
Great video! We understand each other. :)
Thank you for sharing!
Really helpful video, thank you for sharing this.
I'm a FP newbie, just have the Lamy Safari (F) and ordered a Pilot Metropolitan (M). I'm really interested in getting an Eco .. what nib size would you recommend for everyday writing on regular note paper or xerox type paper? I was thinking the Fine nib would be a good choice for those purposes - what do you think?
for xerox type paper I would recommend the extra fine nib, the fine still lays down a lot of ink.
You have so many! Could you please tell me if all of them have the red logo on the cap? Seems to be on all the twsbi pens
About the Red TWSBI finial Logo, I don’t mind it or certain ones like the White, Black, Grey or Red cause they all go together. But nothing beats the White & Black. But in my opinion a blue, or green one would look funny
The purple one is pretty. But what size should I get
I couldn't see much of a line width difference between Fine and Medium, is there any?
nice collection
THanks!
Great video! I really want to get my first TWSBI Eco but I don't know what nib to get - I have a few shimmering and sheening inks. Would a stub or a broad nib be best? I prefer a fine pen usually that is my only reservation, I use a .38 gel pen in my planner...
If you want to use shimmer inks I would go for a broad! You could try a medium, but I have not had a lot of luck with that except in my TWSBI mini.
I’ll second that. Medium and smaller just doesn’t do justice to shimmering and sheening inks.
Do you think TWSBI, Platinum and Kaweco are dry writing pens and are they better suited to wet inks like Pilot and KWZ in order to write professionally without any line variation/bleeding/feathering?
I think TWSBI and Kaweco are generally medium-wet writing while platinum is dry-medium.
heh, I was planning on getting a pink fine, and a purple medium. like you xD
my broad is probably cherry transparent or cyan. I'm too scared of buying the fine and not liking it because it'd be too fine as I do like a bit of thickness and don't like really thin nibs that hide the ink character! I'm hypped. it's gonna be my first. i can't get the medium anytime soon cause they're pricey
Hope you enjoy it!
@@HeldinWrites Thanks ^_^
I have the Twsbi mini rose gold in Medium nib. Do you know whether the medium nib on the Ecos write as thick as the mini rose gold medium?
Very comparable!
I’m surprised you don’t have a transparent clear since you’re partial to them.
What's the ink in the purple Eco? I have only 4 Eco's: white (fine), black (?), green (medium), clear (broad). A 5th one, yellow (fine), is in the mail. I don't really like the transparent colors. I took the black cap and put it on my green pen...don't tell anyone.
I've already replied to your other message but its KWZ sheen machine!
What nib size would you recommend for a time-pressured examination?
Fine nib. It works better than larger nibs on paper that isn't great but is still very smooth and easy to write with.
I see from the video you don't have a problem not matching inks with pens. Have you ever found the need to do so? I am looking into the orange eco but am not a fan of orange inks, it just seems like it would look "off" to have a green or blue ink in an orange demonstrator pen.
I really don't mind not matching. I actually like it when the ink colors clash with the pen.
What one color, in your opinion, works aesthetically with both black and blue inks?
I’d say the white, clear demonstrator, and of course the blue and black Eco pens would be perfect for black and blue inks.
TWSBI ECO black is so nice, you dont have a black one? Transparent One seems nice too :D
Planning on buying one soon!
In India, its about $50
dude I was confused whether to go for E-fine, Fine or Medium but now I am sure I will be "Fine" 😏
@@arjunratnadev I bought the 1.1mm stub. It writes beautifully.
In general, broader nibs write smoother than finer nibs as they put less pressure on the paper. But I like having a little texture.
TWSBI uses German Jowo nibs which are slightly broader than Japanese nibs. I have two Pilots; a fine and a medium. The medium writes like a German fine and is smoother too.
Have you had any problems with cracking on the ecos?
No, none.
Hi!
Could you please upload this comparison sample as an image together with a ruler to get a proper idea?
Thanks
I need to see if I can find a ruler! If I do, I will upload and let you know.
@@HeldinWrites Thank you. Eagerly waiting for it.
Is there a way to fill these with a syringe?
If you take out the nib and feed you can fill it with a syringe.
hi... how pink is the blossom red?? i want to buy a coloured eco but i'm a bloke...
I would say that it leans more pink than red...
@@HeldinWrites thank you...
😎👍🇦🇺
Does anyone use broad nib?..How is it for daily use?..Confused whether to go for medium or broad.
Anand P Raghavan it’s good if you have good paper and want to show off sheen, for example. My preference would be the medium.
I got the twsbi transparent blue in broad nib. If you use a low quality paper, the broad throws a lot of ink and smudges your writing.
Thanks for your suggestions..I got a medium nib and it's doing a fine job..
what a dream collection 😍
Broad #1 🤗
Out of all the nibs which is your favorite?
The medium or the broad, hard to choose.
Do these pens post?
Yes!
Unfortunately the new stub 1.1 nib is not as italic-stub as the new one. The new stub is more like a broad nib...
Yeah it would be better if it was more italic- like.
did they crack yet??
50 bucks here, welcome to Norway, bring money 😋
OI hahaha. That's annoying!
You have such an interesting, but unplaceable accent. I can barely tell that English is not your native language, but there are a few clues, such as your pronunciation of the word pastel, and the expression ‘fairly the same’. You definitely learned English either in the States or from Americans, but that’s all I can tell, other than you said you were in Europe. So my guess would be Scandinavian, or Iceland, perhaps? Your handwriting is European, but I can’t be more specific than that. I’m a bit of an armchair linguist, please don’t take offense. I really appreciated the comparison of nibs-very helpful, thanks!
Haha no offense taken. I studied linguistics, so I really enjoyed your musings. I'm from the Netherlands actually. I did not learn English from someone from the states, but my fiancee is American and I think talking to him heavily influences my accent. Aside from that, I also teach English so it makes me happy that you say that you can barely tell.
Thanks for watching!
Apart from the channel name Heldin (which means heroine which she is because of starting and running the channel) the green tea and sugar cans gave it away. Even without seeing the words (thee, suiker) you can only find them in Dutch households. But Heldin, you’re not really avaricious ( as Dutch seem to be) spending 13 x 38 euro’s on TWSBI Eco’s and you have so many more beautiful pens.
@Stephen Smith it really is interesting to see how handwriting is also defined by nations/countries. You think it is just you and your fingers that express your emotions, but there is a lot more heritage to that.
@Heldin: as a Dutchy why not do an all Dutch ink review?
Pieter Boehlee - I was just listening to an interview with Robert Frank about his new book, Under the Influence, about the immense power of social influence on all of us. I suppose handwriting styles are determined and policed by cultural and social influence, with tradition forming the scaffold to which a society attaches its dos and don’ts & it’s basic expectations. A particular style of handwriting could serve as an emblem of sorts designating a particular region or nation-state with a unique distinction. I don’t think it actually worked out that way, but fun to think about. I would imagine this is what we all do to a certain degree as we developed a unique handwriting, but one that is still bound by social expectations for which we are shamed for breaking. My first trip to Europe introduced me the numeral 7 with a line through the center so that it was easily distinguished from the 1. It seemed perfectly reasonable to me, so I quickly adopted the habit. But upon my return to the states, it was seen as pretentious and some people would just refuse to read the numeral if it had a cross through it. Odd creatures we are indeed.
Stephen Smith in general taking care of presentation (handwriting, clothes, edc’s whatever) is quite often regarded as pretentious by people of the same group that follow another “fashion” and are not open minded or adaptive. I bet they would have accepted is when you would have been European
Pieter Boehlee Heldin could be german too ;)
PIKA PII PIKA PIKA PII PII PIKA!! PIKAAAA PIIII PIKA CHUU!! PIKA PIKA PII PIKA PII PIKA PI PIKA PII PIKA PIKA PII PII PIKA!! PIKAAAA PIIII PIKA CHUU!! PIKA PIKA PII PIKA PII PIKA PI PIKA PII PIKA PIKA PII PII PIKA!! PIKAAAA PIIII PIKA CHUU!! PIKA PIKA PII PIKA PII PIKA PI............. PIKA!!!!!...chuuu.....
KIDDING! i SIMPLY NOTICED YOU ARE A PIKACHU FAN. IM A CHARIZARD SO WE'RE GOOD; I GOT YOUR BACK....
ANYWHOO , YOU MY DEAR ARE A TRUE ECO COLLECTOR. Now you have to collect the vac 700r badge (wink wink, get it!?)
kudos to you christmas pikachu sweater.... im jealous in a good way............ wish I had a psyduck one.
This comment gets the 'best comment ever' award. Alas, you get nothing.
yes
Den oui
I have seven ECOs. I love them EXCEPT that the lips of the section are painfully sharp. They are very robust. Practically indestructible, especially compared to the "Twisbie" Diamonds.
The edges don't bother me very much. Maybe you can file them down with a very fine file?
Let me buy the white one off youuu!
I want to collect them allll
I still didn’t get one lol I want the medium nib
I'll give my clear for free... just say so.
Haha that's really nice but also unnecessary. I'll get one again eventually :)
"still missing a few".... don't you dare
On Eco: Awful pen for its section nubs near nib. Very annoying reminder to write
horizontally, which is how poor writers write. Edge of section near nib
must be round and smooth, which Chinese manufacturers could have done,
if they had any brains (they don't). We are not children that need to be
reminded to write horizontally for heaven sake. Some write with grip
close to nib and will hit nubs in this case. Smallish nib makes one want
to write nearer to the dreaded nubs with Eco. Of course you can grip
away from nubs, higher up on section, but what good pen maker ever
forces you to do this? Answer: None.
what is better pen for the money?
@@TheDjubre Kaigelu 316 or 316A medium nib is an unbeatable pen for $22. Even expensive pens can't compare with the line, no skips or hard starts--China finally made the perfect pen. Until this pen, China only made thin,dry nibs for Chinese, not Western, market. Chinese has no alphabet--millions of delicate lines in Chinese require extra-fine dry nibs which Westerners don't like, for the most part. My wife is Chinese--her fountain pens are terrible.
@@josephaziz785 Thank you very much for advice. I was also recommended to consider buying twsbi eco? Is it worth for 35 dollars? Or something else in that price range from 25 to 40 dollars? My main thing is drawing and sketching but also writing second.
@@TheDjubre Platinum Preppy (cheap), Pilot Metropolitan, Cross Bailey. Experts don't like Cross for some reason, but they are favorites of Stationery Store owners--nib curves toward feed creating a small pocket of ink which saturates nib--no other company has done this although Chinese are finally copying it. 60 yrs ago, they used to dry out frustrating Americans, but they now have screw on caps which prevent cartridge from drying out--super fountain pens in fine or medium--best value if you don't want to wait for Kaigelu 316A from China--I just got one with a missing fineal--fell out of package--not packed well.