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Should you use cartridges or converters in your fountain pens? On the face of it it’s a simple choice between the two. But in reality there are several things you need to consider. Perhaps you want to use bottled ink. Perhaps you want to use a larger range of colours rather than the small number … Read more
This one is for Lyn! After receiving a gorgeous fountain pen as a gift, Lyn came to us with several questions. One question that she asked was how to get ink into her brand new pen! She had a piston converter and no cartridges. I hope this article helps, Lyn! Fountain pens that use ink … Read more
There is nothing like using bottled ink with your fountain pen! Cartridges are easy and convenient but at the end of the day you should still clean and maintain your pen to give you a great writing experience.Using cartridges won’t guarantee ink free hands so don’t be afraid to try bottles. It doesn’t have to be … Read more
I think of all the fountain pens we currently stock at Knight’s Writing Company, Kaweco are among my favourite. While I love the awesome feeling of writing with an amazing Staedtler Lignum, not everyone has $280 to spend on a fountain pen.Kaweco are extremely good value for the price and I always carry an AL … Read more
Go on admit it! You’re a fountain pen lover with a dirty little secret. Me too.It doesn’t matter how many fountain pens you have, the fact is that most of us do not clean and maintain our pens the way we should! Don’t try to hide it… you can’t escape! You know it’s true!One of … Read more
The winter months are upon us and it is with some trepidation that we head into them! Thankfully we appear to have been given a slight reprieve in our first winter of shipping ink – we’ve been given some mild weather for November and December and January hasn’t been so bad either!Each and every shipment goes out from our office … Read more