Paper for Glass (or Fountain) Pens

[hollyking]

For my birthday last Friday a friend gave me a set of two glass pens and inks. I've never used glass pens before but my attempts at using Pilot Varsity pens has been less than perfect. I write slowly and the ink seems to soak into the paper and bleed which makes the edges all fuzzy if you know what I mean. Actually I seem to have a problem with most stationery I buy no matter what pen I use. I can't seem to find a happy medium where the ink dries without leaving pools that smear or the ink bleeds and the writing looks fuzzy.

So I'm hoping to get some suggestions on paper to use. What do you all use?

Comments

[ladyallyn.livejournal.com]

Stationery; Crane -- or any other premium rag paper. I do handmade journals and music manuscript books with 80-85# rag paper. Paper Zone has many fine varieties for <$20/ream -- which will last a long time.

My other saving grace? (using either a dip or fountain pen) A blotter. Regular rocking blotter, with blotter paper.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll check out Paper Zone.