Strathmore STR- 50 Sheet Tape Bound Calligraphy Pad, 8.5 by 11", White

Works great with either end of Tombow dual tip markers. Clear color, no bleed through. Love the soft cotton texture. And the creamy white makes every mark jump off the page. I wish I could find this paper in 28x24.

I like the feel, texture, size, creamy color and thickness of this paper. It takes a variety of ink types, from dip to Pilot Parallel Pen ink. I rarely get any bleed through or feathering using a variety of pens and ink. When using this for practice I often can use both sides, it's that thick. Another reviewer termed this "thin paper", I totally disagree with that, finding it to be a great weight, good enough for making cards or other creative endeavors. Depending on pen and ink occasionally there can be some scratching of the nib on the paper, I've seen that most using a dip pen. My only quibble with this paper is the way it's bound into the pad, I wish it were spiral bound. When you remove a piece it is difficult to get a nice straight edge on the top. As practice paper I like this much more than the spiral bound Rhodia paper, which costs much more for a smaller sheet, although it does have lines and dots to help letter consistency. I like the Strathmore size much more than the quite small Rhodia. As I get further into learning Calligraphy, and term myself an intermediate, I find I don't need to depend on dots and lines. I'm now able to write a straight line as long as I'm sitting in good position (I do still need to work on consistent letter size). If I'm really trying to keep all my letters consistent in size and in a very straight line it's easy enough to draw some lines on it. All in all, for the price, I'm very satisfied with this paper.

I’ve always been a fan of Strathmore paper products. Their Calligraphy Paper is a good weight, will hold my ink and it allows me to practice my writing comfortably. I recommend it and once again, you can’t beat Amazon’s price or fast delivery time.Joan Simpson

This woven paper stock is better than ai imagined. No snagging the nib and flow from a glass dip pen is effortless there is no bleeding through noticed and letter boundaries do not weep or get fuzzy

I kept using this well for my writing

Exactly what I wanted. Thank you

I've been practicing with this paper for a while and it's actually really nice for the price. It is smooth to write with and it works with many different forms of media... What's really neat though is that for inks and watercolor, it keeps the pigment on top of it. Little to no bleedthrough. I can really do a lot with that feature, though it takes a while for it to dry, and my inks sheen very consistently (even the ones that I didn't think could sheen!)

The ink goes onto the paper like butter. This isn’t a beginner calligraphy paper. If you use too much ink on your tip it will bleed through to the next sheet. This is a good paper for someone who has done calligraphy for a while.