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What Is Pen Ink Made From?

January 27, 2015 ♦

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As pen lovers, we use ink every day, and lots of it; be it in our rollerballs, ballpoints or fountain pens. But have you ever stopped to think about what ink actually is and how it is manufactured? If not, why not take a minute or so now to explore…

Caran d’Ache Chromatics Infinite Grey Ink Review

October 26, 2014 ♦

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Review Setup Ink: Caran d’Ache Chromatics Infinite Grey Paper: Rhodia Line (80g/m – 21.3lb) Pen: KarasKustoms Ink, Fine Nib. Thoughts This takes my modest collection of grey inks to four and I can only see this number increasing! The best way to describe this ink is that it is…

Getting the right ink for your fountain pen

September 29, 2014 ♦

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Although many people believe that a fountain pen can take all kinds of ink, the truth is that there are some inks out on the shelves that have proven to be very bad for fountain pens. Here at the Pen Company, all our inks are of the best quality…

Diamine Green/Black Fountain Pen Ink Review

August 26, 2014 ♦

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This is Diamine’s Green/Black. They also offer other various X/Black ink combos and I think this one is a great part of the entire collection. As a fan of Diamine, X/Black inks and Green inks there wasn’t much chance I wouldn’t like this. Diamine’s Green/Black is indeed an ink that…

Pelikan Edelstein Amber Ink Review

June 28, 2014 ♦

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Review Setup Ink: Pelikan Edelstein Amber Paper: Rhodia Dot Grid (80g/m – 21.3lb) Pen: Visconti Van Gogh Room in Arles, Fine Nib Thoughts If you have been following my own blog you will know by now that I really like Orange and Grey inks. Today I might have just found…

The messy history of invisible ink

April 27, 2014 ♦

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Since having covered how you and your family can make your own invisible ink, we at The Pen Company thought that it would be a great idea to explain the history of the stuff, and why it is actually quite an important substance. The history As you could probably guess,…

How to make your own ink with your family

April 22, 2014 ♦

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Although here at The Pen Company, we do have a whole host of differing refill ink and fountain pen ink, there’s nothing quite like starting an artistic chemistry project with the family! If your tykes enjoy painting and drawing, did you know that you could make your own ink from…

Four amazing facts about ink

April 15, 2014 ♦

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Here at The Pen Company, we sell a huge range of quality, affordable and cheap ink. From bottled inks and ink cartridges to rollerball pen refills, we have it all. But did you know that ink is a pretty amazing substance? Harking as far back as the 23rd century BC…

Sailor Jentle Apricot and Grenade inks

April 7, 2014 ♦

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These are two beautiful inks from Sailor. They both behave well, show some shading and have decent dry times. The bottles are lovely and have a little ink reservoir to help you use up every last drop. Sailor Jentle Grenade This is a rich dark plum colour. It reminds me…

Ink Impossible II: How to remove stains from leather and silk

March 30, 2014 ♦

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If you’ve ever dropped an ink pot on your sofa, or dripped ink down your favourite silk tie or dress, we feel for you, we really do. But here at The Pen Company, we can help, so here are the best ways of removing ink from both leather and silk.…