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Post by lauren on Jul 18, 2008 13:12:04 GMT -5
So, I'm trying to be more Regency and perfect my handwriting. Frankly, my handwriting looks like it has been butchered by an angy pen :-P Does anyone know of any good links on how to learn calligraphy and nice handwriting? Thanks :-)
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Post by Anna on Jul 18, 2008 15:26:25 GMT -5
My mother (born in 1951) said once that in school they were taught handwriting starting by drawing circles, around and around, to practice the shape you want when you write cursive.
I dunno if that'll help, or anything. Calligraphy is completely different from cursive or handwriting, and is really closer to art than anything else. You lay out all of your letters beforehand, you are very careful of the angle of your pen and everything. So you're probably not looking for that so much. If you do want something like that, there are books of fonts and the like. Any art store should have books of letters and nibs and ink. If you can find one, the Pilot Parallel Pens are very, very good for calligraphy, because they have a much better nib than the felt tip calligraphy pens, but they're very easy to use, especially compared to dip pens.
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Post by lauren on Jul 18, 2008 16:23:41 GMT -5
Thanks :-) I will certainly be prowling the art stores around Portland :-P
BTW are you going to the picnic this Sunday? It should be sooo much fun.
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Post by cosmoblue on Jul 19, 2008 0:00:35 GMT -5
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Post by lauren on Jul 19, 2008 11:43:43 GMT -5
Thank you, cosmo. Are you going to be at the picnic on Sunday, or have you moved?
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Post by cosmoblue on Jul 19, 2008 13:05:08 GMT -5
I am have not moved yet, but I don't think that I am going to be able to go because I do not have a day gown made because I was supposed to have moved already. Nor do I have any gown for my daughter to wear. I don't have picnic things either. I am all together unprepared, though I would love to go.
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Post by Anna on Jul 19, 2008 15:57:41 GMT -5
Ack! I completely forgot! Uh..... If I don't have any plans made already? Not that I have a costume, but that's ok, right?
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Post by lauren on Jul 19, 2008 16:40:02 GMT -5
Oh well, maybe we'll all meet someday :-) Cosmo, when do you move?
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Jul 19, 2008 18:54:03 GMT -5
Of course that's all right. We'll be there at noon. The Ladies Tea Guild will be dovetailing their event with ours, and they will not all be in Regency garb---Nobody needs to be in regency costume, it's just part of the fun.
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Post by Anna on Jul 28, 2008 12:07:58 GMT -5
No, we didn't make it - Other plans intruded. But! But! We'll be at the ball!
(I'm so excited.)
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Jul 29, 2008 13:44:56 GMT -5
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Post by lauren on Jul 29, 2008 13:48:35 GMT -5
Oooh, drooling... Thanks Steph!
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Post by chibymethos on Aug 6, 2008 21:23:01 GMT -5
My mother (born in 1951) said once that in school they were taught handwriting starting by drawing circles, around and around, to practice the shape you want when you write cursive. Wow!!! My grandmother was my teacher as I was home schooled, and that was how I learned to write. I hated doing circles and up-and-down strokes. So, as a result, my handwriting is so bad, I can't even read what I write half the time! ;D |
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Post by Anna on Aug 6, 2008 22:37:37 GMT -5
Neat! I think we learned cursive from tracing booklets, and that sort of thing, and then we were left to sort out the rest on our own.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 19, 2010 19:13:28 GMT -5
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Post by artemisiajolie on Feb 20, 2010 0:13:02 GMT -5
Thank you Doctor, I've been wanting to improve my calligraphy skills. I shall look for this book
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Post by artemisiajolie on Mar 2, 2010 3:04:06 GMT -5
I've just ordered this ('George Bickham's Penmanship Made Easy') and am very excited to begin!
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Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong? ~ Jane Austen 
