Which Calligraphy Pen is Best for You?

Hi friend, 

We love calligraphy over here, so it's inevitable that I just have more than one calligraphy pen, haha. 

Generally, you can divide the pens between the straight pens and the oblique pens. The straight pens are look similar to our normal pens, except that you can change the tips of the pen, which are called nibs. Both lefties and righties can use straight pens, however, I recommend the straight pen for lefties.

Oblique pens have an offset flange, which puts the nib on a slant. This helps right-handed writers write on a slant. For righties, the oblique pens have an offset flange on the left of the pen. While there are left-handed oblique pens, we don't currently offer these in the shop. 

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Inside our Beginner Starter Kit or Mini Calligraphy Starter Kit, we include our dual-purpose pen*. This wooden pen is lightweight and can be interchanged between an oblique pen and a straight pen, so you can try out both. This is a great pen to start with. When I was starting out with calligraphy, the pen I used was very similar in size and width as this one.

*We currently aren't able to sell them individually, but we will once we get our new stock in.  

In our shop, we also have our handmade quartz pens made with resin and brass, which come in oblique and straight as well. These are thicker, but more comfortable to hold and write with. As you get more comfortable with calligraphy, I would recommend these as your next step.

Length: 7.25 inches
Grip thickness: 0.75 inches (19 mm)
Weight: 0.8 ounces (22 g)