I let the bottle sit for a day, then carefully opened it without moving it, and used an ink syringe to pick up ink at the top without disturbing the particles at the bottom.
I do the same thing. I own a whole bunch of shimmer inks for various reasons, but I don't have a single pen that the particles don't eventually clog, so I just take the ink out from the top of the bottle with a syringe after everything's settled.
Luckily, Emeraude de Chivor is an exceptional ink even without the shimmer.
You can flush it and it will be fine. I wouldn't use sheeners and shimmerers in anything vintage or with a sack just to be safe. That said? As long as I agitate my pens before use (roll it to get the glitter dispersed) it's good. Doing this ends up making the glitter more concentrated. I definitely think the nib matters. I use stubs and italics exclusively so I have very wet, wide pens that are made for such inks.
Almost all my nibs are extra-fine or fine, and I got tired of having to empty and clean them when they inevitably clogged. I like the idea of shimmer inks just fine, but for me the reality is not so great. Luckily, there are lots of heavily sheening inks on the market now: Diamine makes some extraordinary ones, like the German exclusives, and especially Holly from the Inkvent/Blue collection, which honestly looks metal-plated when it’s dry.
I let the bottle sit for a day, then carefully opened it without moving it, and used an ink syringe to pick up ink at the top without disturbing the particles at the bottom.
I do the same thing. I own a whole bunch of shimmer inks for various reasons, but I don't have a single pen that the particles don't eventually clog, so I just take the ink out from the top of the bottle with a syringe after everything's settled.
Luckily, Emeraude de Chivor is an exceptional ink even without the shimmer.
i've never used shimmer inks, but i'm curious to try some. can a clogged pen be restored? what happenes when it's clogged?
You can flush it and it will be fine. I wouldn't use sheeners and shimmerers in anything vintage or with a sack just to be safe. That said? As long as I agitate my pens before use (roll it to get the glitter dispersed) it's good. Doing this ends up making the glitter more concentrated. I definitely think the nib matters. I use stubs and italics exclusively so I have very wet, wide pens that are made for such inks.
Almost all my nibs are extra-fine or fine, and I got tired of having to empty and clean them when they inevitably clogged. I like the idea of shimmer inks just fine, but for me the reality is not so great. Luckily, there are lots of heavily sheening inks on the market now: Diamine makes some extraordinary ones, like the German exclusives, and especially Holly from the Inkvent/Blue collection, which honestly looks metal-plated when it’s dry.