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  • Edding 1880 Drawing Pen ReviewEdding 1880 Drawing Pen Review
    The edding 1880 is the budget cousin of the edding 1800. I find this confusing because the number is bigger but realise that’s my problem not the pen’s. Not only can you buy two 1880s for pretty much the price of one 1800, it’s available in twice as many tip sizes (but one quarter the ...
  • Zebra Delguard Mechanical Pencil Review
    I bought my Zebra Delguard pencil after reading a fantastic review on Bleistift. It looked so fascinating I had to try it out for myself. Price: £4.30 (UK, from Japan via Amazon), $7.50 (USA) Lead size options: 0.5mm Barrel options: white, blue, light blue, black, green, pink Size: 13.7cm long, 1.1cm wide Weight: 28g The Delguard is a comfortable pencil ...
  • Diamine Purple Pazzazz Ink ReviewDiamine Purple Pazzazz Ink Review
    Another of Diamine’s sparkly inks and this one is as overtop in colour as it is in name. Purple with gold sparkles, it’s my daughter’s dream combo. This ink does not do subtle. Here I am doodling the Inkling. To get the best(?!) out of this ink you need to use it with a big fat nib ...
  • Stipula Passaporto Fountain Pen ReviewStipula Passaporto Fountain Pen Review
    The Stipula Passaporto is a very small pocketable fountain pen. I picked up mine from Massdrop and it’s a slightly different version to the one you can find elsewhere. This version has threading on the end of the barrel so the cap can be screwed on to post: the usual version doesn’t have this and ...
  • Whitelines Pocket Notebook Mini-ReviewWhitelines Pocket Notebook Mini-Review
    Whitelines is a Swedish company making a range of paper products featuring white lines on a grey background. This is a mini-review of their pocket notebook. Size: 9cm by 14cm (3.5″ by 5.5″) Price: £7.95 (UK) for three Pages: 48 Cover: thick card (not sure of the weight, sorry) Paper: 80gsm Ruling: 5mm squares, white on grey (also available lined) The ...