Hi. I am looking for some good quality paper for fountain pens. I have been recommended Tomoe River, but Amazon has a limited selection — no dot grid pads, for example. Someone else recommended Optik. What other brands you recommend are available in Britain and where can I get them?
Posted Oct 24, 2019, 11:57 PM UTC
Just checked CultPens, based in UK, They have a good assortment.
On CultPens, I would recommend any of: Clairefontaine, Leuchtturm, Maruman, Rhodia, or Mnemosyne.
I can vouch for that Oxford Optik (or Black n red) are very reliable and good for fountain pens, and relatively reasonably priced.
Rhodia dot pads are a bit more expensive, but pretty easy to get at stationery stores. But fair warning that the torn-off sheet is shorter than a full A4 because the entire pad is made using A4 paper including the top binding.
Oxford paper, I like the Black & Red notebooks. The campus ones are also good.
Claire Fontaine’s can be found in Ryman’s for quite cheap.
Vote here for Clarefontaine.
Look for Bantex, Oxford or Leuchtturm they all do fountain pen friendly paper.
Also you can order Tomoe River notebooks from goodINKPRESSIONS on etsy, they're handmade and ships from Spain :)
I would recommend optik paper or clairefontaine paper I am from the UK and both are easily available
There are good online shops in the UK and around the world. You should still try TR, especially the 52 gsm, if only to know what you're missing.
Maybe LAMY? They have paper now I haven’t tried it tho
I am not sure about availability in the UK but my favorite is Clairefontaine . No bleed through. Smooth. Bright white but I think they have other colors. I have used blank, dots, lined, graph and french rule. French rule is my favorite for keeping my Spencerian correct. They also do note sheets and envelopes. Rhodia is also made by them and they are good as well.
Definitely second Clairefontaine. And, though I'm not sure if you can get that either, Oxford paper. Same manufacturer as Clairefontaine/Rhodia. Had no bleed through with normal use, sheen is showing, dry time is okay, and it's affordable.
Oxford (UK) is a different company from Clairefontaine and Rhodia (France). Oxford makes the Optik paper mentioned in OP.
Oh, sorry, I mixed up the two French companies behind Oxford and Rhodia/Clairefontaine.