this series of posts started as a quest to make something locally/at home, I looked into the ergonomic options of straight and oblique nib holders, bamboo/reed pens and the folded nib options.

Straight or Oblique! I believe, anyone reading this post, surely does not need any explaining about the calligraphy nib holder vocabulary.

I am sure there are quite some more of these Calligraphy Guidelines Generators (calligraphy practice sheets) out there, but here is a list of few that I managed to dig … I will try and keep updating this page in future, when I find more …. Hope this helps

Making Dip pen holders! Even before I start to write , Let me say this first , “Making a Dip Pen Holder is not very difficult as it seems. Yes! It does need interest, patience and the diligence to gather the materials required! “

Out of South Africa comes the truly unique work of Andrew van der Merwe – beach calligraphy, he calls it. Andrew writes about his work: “If a calligrapher is someone who loves writing, then I have been a calligrapher since my very first writing lessons.