How to make your own calligraphy place cards

24th July 2017louisa Share:FacebookTwitterShare

To celebrate the launch of our new product ‘The Modern Calligraphy Beginner’s Kit’, our lovely designer who created the kit wanted to show you what you can make! 

Find out how to use the dip pen and get practising, plus some little extras you can get creative with.

What you need: 

  • The Modern Calligraphy Beginner’s Kit (£9.95)
  • Tracing paper
  • Place cards (we used some beautiful watercolour paper cut to size)
  • Any accessories that you want to include - we added a touch of rosemary to our table setting

The Modern Calligraphy Beginner's Kit

Featured above: The Modern Calligraphy beginner's kit - £9.95; Orange Abstract A5 Notebook - £2.95; Small Blue Abstract Notebook - £1.95.

 

Step 1 - Let’s get started with the pen and nib

Give your nib a bit of a scrub to make sure it’s dust-free. 
Next, place the nib into the end of the pen. Make sure that you place the nib in-between the wood and the metal prongs (not in-between the prongs).

Calligraphy Kit - Fix pen and nib

 
Step 2 - Ink up your pen

Inking up is easy with our kit! The pen and nib fit perfectly into the ink bottle. All you need to remember is not to fill up the nib too much otherwise you will get a bit of blotting! You can always lightly tap the nib on the edge of the bottle to get rid of excess ink.

Calligraphy Kit - Dip nib in ink

 
Step 3 - Start to practise

A good way to start is by practising with tracing paper placed over the tips and tricks sheet in your kit! 
You can also practise your hand movements with some strokes and curves.

Here are some tips to get on your way:

  • Hold your nib at a 45 degree angle
  • On the up stroke use light pressure to get a fine line and on the down stroke apply more pressure to get a thicker stroke
  • Make sure you follow the numbers on the tips and tricks sheet to get a good movement
  • Practise, practise and practise!

Calligraphy Kit - Practise calligraphy and handwriting

 

Step 4 - Give it a go on your place card

Once you feel confident, give your lettering a go on the place cards! Try out some different placements.

Calligraphy Kit - Calligraphy on place cards


Step 5 - The final place setting

Calligraphy Kit - Place cards calligraphy

Featured above: Japanese Dinner Plate Graphic Dash - £14.95; Japanese Side Plate Graphic Dash - £8.95; Turquoise Santana Mezze Bowl - £7.95

If you are feeling really creative, you can go ahead and add a little calligraphy touch to your menu.
Here’s one we created for a dinner party!

Calligraphy Kit - Menu calligraphy


Enjoy!
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