Over the years, I’ve tested several of the Yamamoto Paper Sampling Kits. I recently saw the Yamamoto Paper Testing Silky Vol. 3 ($11) which includes three 25-sheet pads of papers: B7 Yamaoto Bank Paper Takasago Premium, A6 Smooth Art Paper and B6 Sheep Clouds Bond. Both the Bank Paper and the Sheep Clouds is indicated…
We’ve discussed the change in the Tomoe River paper here on the blog and many other bloggers have also done research on the subject. Hobonichi also posted an interview with the Sanzen CEO and Manufacturing Manager and even a post on how Sanzen makes Tomoe River S paper. At the St. Louis Pen Show, pen…
By Jessica Coles First thing I’m going to say in this post is that I’m showing ONE way to accomplish a project. There are MANY ways it could be done, especially if you have supplies other than the ones I discuss. I’ll try to bring up some of these other methods as I go. Another…
The Yamamoto Fountain Pen Friendly Paper Collection ($39.50) is an A4 paper pad containing EIGHTEEN different kinds of Japanese paper. There are five sheets of each stock which will give you plenty to test and experiment with or share with friends. The papers, in order are as follows (copied from JetPens description page because I…
