Currently using two TWSBI pens, one an EF with Platinum carbon ink, and the other with a 1.1 mm stub nib that i use colorful/dual toned inks. I need a very fine nib for everyday writing. The stub nib though gives me more expression and line variation for more creative writing than a medium or broad nib. The 1.1mm stub is also thin enough to be usable when writing small.
You should have someone from the store who does calligraphy do a short demo. Stub nibs are great! The smaller ones are great for making ordinary handwriting look a little more special. My very first fountain pen was a Sheaffer calligraphy pen with 3 nibs of different size. I still have it!
I agree. One detail left out here is that for calligraphy, the pen is often held in such a way that the nib is at a different angle rather than at 90 degrees, as demonstrated here.
Thanks for the intro, Daisy! Watching you struggle to write with the stub though I couldn't help but think that perhaps an easier entry point for folks wanting to explore line variation would be an italic nib. 😅
I feel like you are reading my mind... I recently have been researching and trying out stub nibs, then I open my youtube app to find this video! Thanks so much. So far I think stub nibs make my writing look very fancy.
Currently using two TWSBI pens, one an EF with Platinum carbon ink, and the other with a 1.1 mm stub nib that i use colorful/dual toned inks. I need a very fine nib for everyday writing. The stub nib though gives me more expression and line variation for more creative writing than a medium or broad nib. The 1.1mm stub is also thin enough to be usable when writing small.
YOU'RE GIVING STUB NOB A BAD NAME!!!
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You should have someone from the store who does calligraphy do a short demo. Stub nibs are great! The smaller ones are great for making ordinary handwriting look a little more special. My very first fountain pen was a Sheaffer calligraphy pen with 3 nibs of different size. I still have it!
I agree. One detail left out here is that for calligraphy, the pen is often held in such a way that the nib is at a different angle rather than at 90 degrees, as demonstrated here.
I have two 1.1 stub nibs and a lot of calligraphy nibs. But the 1.1 stubs are doing a great job!
Thanks for the intro, Daisy! Watching you struggle to write with the stub though I couldn't help but think that perhaps an easier entry point for folks wanting to explore line variation would be an italic nib. 😅
Do you sell fountain pens with flex nibs?
I am quite curious to check out a fude nib on a fountain pen, a lot of artists I follow use them in their work.
Always learning something new.Thanks!
i've switched out as many of the nibs as i can, or only get it with a stub option.
wonderful video, I love it ☺☺☺
I feel like you are reading my mind... I recently have been researching and trying out stub nibs, then I open my youtube app to find this video! Thanks so much. So far I think stub nibs make my writing look very fancy.
she's not reading your mind, google is tracking your internet searches and using that info to direct your youtube algorithm... lol