One of my favourite letter writing papers is this ultra thin paper from Life Stationery, the Life Airmail pad.

One of my favourite letter writing papers is this ultra thin paper from Life Stationery, the Life Airmail pad.

This paper is just a delight – air mail paper this is certainly a bit like onion skin paper, thin and lightweight, as originally designed to cut back postage costs while enabling the author to match more pages into an envelope. I love the idea of stacks of letters, tied along with string, holding the story of months or years apart between a couple. The thin, crinkly texture with this paper is a little nostalgic, and you realize that’s the way that is secret my heart.

But what makes this paper truly excellent is that along with being very thin, it’s also extremely fountain pen friendly, even with broad and wet nibs. The paper is really thin it’s translucent, and yet i will use almost any nib and ink combination We have, with my letters and lines looking clean and crisp. Continue reading “One of my favourite letter writing papers is this ultra thin paper from Life Stationery, the Life Airmail pad.”