Ink Review: Diamine Lavender

[Chrissy]

Here is my review for Diamine Lavender ink


Flow Rate: Very good, wet in broader nibs
Lubrication: Good on several different papers, very good with broad nibs.
Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
Start-up: Immediate.
Saturation: Quite saturated
Shading Potential: A little shading seen
Sheen: Not seen
Show-Through:



Tomoe River 52gsm and 68gsm
Cheaper generic 80gsm printer papers & lined pads.
Field Notes
Oxford
Apica Notebook
Xerox ColorPrint Laser paper




Spread / Feathering / Wooly Line: Wooly line seen occasionally with Sheaffer stub nib.
Nib Creep / “Crud”: Not seen, even after over several weeks in the pen
Staining (pen): Not seen - easy clean-up
Staining (hands): Not seen - easy clean-up
Clogging: Not seen. Seems unlikely.
Water resistance: Water resistant, but not sold as waterproof.
Availability: Available from Diamine Inks (http://www.diamineinks.co.uk) web-site and other outlets. 30ml plastic or 80ml glass bottles.


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[VertOlive]

This reminds me of the old ditto machine copies they gave us at school...

[Chrissy]

The main reason I started using these small paper samplers is because I bought a sample pack of notebooks from Goulet Pens, and they are all small notebooks. I had to use them for something, so I thought that sampling ink in them was a plan. Then I added in other papers like Tomoe River, Oxford and Midori.

Whenever I receive any letters and there is a bit of paper that hasn't been written on, I usually use it if I know what it is. I'm reluctant to throw away good stuff that I can use. ;)