Reintroduction to Quills

I found my quill pen set today. What? What do you mean not everyone has a quill pen set, multiple colors of ink, and two different shades of parchment paper? I think you are confused. That is a very common set of objects for people to possess.

Unfortunately, all but three colors of ink are dried up. I have black, green, and purple. The green is a bit dry, making it difficult to write with. Writing with a quill pen isn't the easiest thing to do to begin with, so non-optimal ink isn't a great way to reintroduce yourself to the writing utensil.

Anyhow, I pretended to make some greeting cards. They are rather plain since I don't own any stamps and I didn't feel the desire to attempt to draw anything on them.

The entire process made me want to learn calligraphy. My "fancy" handwriting is just the writing I use when decorating cakes. 

This was a nice and simple way to start off with the quill set. I can't remember what the different nibs do to the writing. I suppose I will have to do some research on that at some point.

If you are interested in obtaining a quill pen set, here are a few places for you to purchase one:

These are also a neat and non-feathery version: Glass Dip Pens