The Weekly Ink Blot: Diamine Sapphire Blue

Sapphire Blue

This week I spent some time playing with Staedtler Blue. This is an amazing ink is bright and cheery. I was pleasantly surprised with how beautiful it is given Staedtler’s conservative demeanour.My brain buzzed blue, and I decided to go through stock and count how many similar inks have been popular in recent months. Here’s one … Read more

Vacation Time

We’re Off For A Bit…

Woohoo! Finally we get to take a little bit of a vacation after a busy Summer! As you may have seen on the front page of Knight's Writing Company store, we're away on holidays for a little while. We'll be open again on the 22nd September and be catching up with orders and blogs over that weekend!

The Weekly Ink Blot: Staedtler Red

Staedtler Red Fountain Pen Ink

Upcoming inks includes Staedtler colours, and my oh my what nice colours they are!You may know Staedtler for the pens and pencils you used to use at school, but once you try one of their fine writing instruments, you’ll have a very different view of their product line.Staedtler’s inks are no different! These gorgeous inks … Read more

A Beginner’s Guide To First Time Inks

When you purchase a ball point pen from your local store, you generally get a choice of dull black or blue oil based ink. But in the world of fountain pens even black and blue have an amazing range of colours, shades, saturation and behaviours. It’s almost impossible to list the choices available to the avid … Read more