Calligraphy Supplies

I'm always on the hunt for sourcing pointed pen calligraphy supplies that others from outside of the UK recommend. Here's where you'll find some of what you need. If you're looking for something I haven't included, just drop me a line and I'll see what I can do!

Product links

Books & Learning Resources

• Script in the Copperplate Style by Dr Joe Vitolo

• Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy by Eleanor Winters

• A Simple Copperplate Manual by Rachel Yallop

• Modern Calligraphy by Molly Suber Thorpe

• Learn Modern Calligraphy with a Cup of Tea by Lindsey Bugbee and Simon Rous

• Penna Volans (Variations in the Round Hand)

• Paul Antonio’s Learning Catalogue

Paper

• Read my blog post about practice paper in the UK

• Clairefontaine Clairalfa Paper A4 80gsm

• Navigator Colour Documents Paper 120gsm

• Manuscript A4 Calligraphy pad

• Rhodia dot grid pad

• Others recommend Maruman Menmosyne and Frisk Layout and Goldline Layout

Ink

• Sumi Ink

• Dr Martin’s PH Bleedproof white

• Finetec metallic watercolours

• Cotman's Watercolour 12 pieces

Nibs

• Leonardt Principal EF

• Brause 361 (Pumpkin)

• Nikko G

• Hunt 22B

• Hunt 101

Brush pens

• Tombow dual brush pens

• Tombow Fudenosuke - Hard

• Tombow Fudenosuke - Soft

• Watercolour brush pens

Pen holders

• Blog: Oblique pen holders in the UK

• Blog: Moblique 2-in-1 straight to oblique penholder or purchase from Scribblers)

Calligraphy Accessories

Sometimes I come across things that aren’t a calligraphy tool, but certainly make life as a calligrapher a little brighter. Please feel free to share yours with me, too!

• Galen Leather, handmade leather goods
  I recently purchased a traveller’s notebook cover in Navy Blue — I love it!

*Please note, as an Amazon affiliate, if you click a link here and purchase something from those websites, a small percentage of your purchase is attributed to me. I don't recommend anything I haven't tried, and, where possible, I support local suppliers.

Instagrammers

• Dr Joe Vitolo

• Cecilia Boschi

• Nina Tran

• Suzanne Cunningham

• Paul Antonio

• David Grimes

• Michael G. Ward

• Harvest Crittenden

• Calligraphy Masters

• Bernice Van Overbeek

Online information

• IAMPETH

• Zanerian.com

• The Flourish Forum

• Skillshare (especially Seb Lester, Jackson Alves, Alice Young)

Community

• The European Pointed Pen Collective

• UK Calligraphy Classes and Workshops (Facebook)

• The Flourish Forum

• CLAS

• Calligrafile

Magazines

• Modern Calligraphy and Lettering

• Simply Lettering

• Dasherie Magazine

• UPPERCASE (Issue 23 [Oct 2014] is calligraphy specific)

Blog posts

• Customised wooden rubber stamps in the UK

• Easy-to-find calligraphy inks in the UK

• Calligraphy magazines in the UK