Welcome to Scribblers
Scribblers are a leading provider of calligraphy supplies and calligraphy materials. We sell many types of calligraphy pens, calligraphy nibs, dip pens and calligraphy fountain pens. Our range of inks includes calligraphy inks, specialist inks for Copperplate and other pointed nib lettering styles and drawing inks. In our resource section you will find articles on all aspects of calligraphy from choosing calligraphy equipment, learning calligraphy styles and guidance on how to develop your skills and create final pieces of work.
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Calligraphy Inks
Drawing inks
New Products
These are some of the new products recently added.
Calligraphy Starter Sets
Each set contains everything you need to get started, including instruction book and guide sheets
Getting Started
How to Prepare Nibs
We are frequently asked why a new nib does not work well or why the ink does not flow very
Ink Flow Problems
At some point everyone experiences problems with ink flow and when it happens it can cause extreme frustration! You dip the
5 Tips for Learning a New Script
Perhaps you have a little spare time coming up, and you’d like to use it to learn a new calligraphy
Developing your
Calligraphy &
Lettering Skills
has just got a lot easier!
The Scribblers Calligraphy Skills Centre has been specifically designed and created to provide instruction, resources, and inspiration for the new and progressing calligrapher.
Dip Pens and Nibs
Calligraphy Nibs including Brause, Gillott, Hunt, Leonardt, Speedball and William Mitchell
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Automatic Lettering Pens(14)
These Automatic Pens have a well-balanced handle and the nibs are made from non-rust nickel silver. They can be used with ink, Gouache, watercolours and masking fluid. For best results use with the toothed blade upwards. PLAIN STROKE PENS: No.1 pen 1/16" (1.5mm); No.2 pen 1/8" (3mm); No.3 3/16" (4.5mm); No.3A 1/4" (6mm); No.4 5/16"…
Automatic Pens(14)
These Automatic Pens have a well-balanced handle and the nibs are made from non-rust nickel silver. They can be used with ink, Gouache, watercolours and masking fluid. For best results use with the toothed blade upwards. PLAIN STROKE PENS: No.1 pen 1/16" (1.5mm); No.2 pen 1/8" (3mm); No.3 3/16" (4.5mm); No.3A 1/4" (6mm); No.4 5/16"…
Brause Nibs(25)
Copperplate Nibs(46)
Pointed Nibs for Copperplate, Spencerian and Modern Calligraphy
Glass Pens(3)
Leonardt Nibs(37)
Leonardt Edged Nibs
Speedball Nibs(49)
Speedball Nibs
Vintage Nibs(2)
Vintage nibs from Scribblers
William Mitchell Nibs(68)
William Mitchell Calligraphy has been designing and manufacturing nibs for almost 200 years.
Calligraphy Pen Holders(36)
Calligraphy Pen Holders
Oblique Pen Holders(8)
Oblique Pen Holders
Pen Holders(58)
Large selection of Calligraphy, Oblique and Drawing Pen Holders
Inks
Calligraphy inks and Drawing inks including Dr Martin’s, Ecoline, Higgins Inks, Kuretake, Penman, Speedball, Sumi ink, Walker’s Copperplate Ink and Ziller Inks.
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Calligraphy Inks(140)
Calligraphy inks including Daler Rowney Calli Inks, Ecoline, Higgins Inks, Iron Gall Inks, Kuretake, Penman, Scribblers Calligraphy Inks, Speedball, Sumi ink, Walker's Copperplate Ink and Ziller Inks.
Dr Ph Martin's Bombay Ink(20)
Dr Ph Martin's Bombay Inks are a lighfast pigmented waterproof India Ink which holds a line without spreading. This ink gives strong opaque colour making it ideal for calligraphy, drawing and pen & wash.
Drawing Inks(155)
Drawing inks from Scribblers
Iron Gall Ink(4)
Iron gall ink is a purple-black ink made from iron salts and tannic acids from vegetable sources. It was the standard writing and drawing ink in Europe, from about the 5th century to the 19th century, and remained in use well into the 20th century.
Rousy Calligraphy Inks(10)
Rousy Calligraphy Ink has been specially developed for dip pen and fountain use. When used with a dip pen, the ink is rich enough that you will not be able to see where pen strokes overlapped. The wide neck bottle allows the ink to be loaded on the nib when using an oblique pen holder.…
Scribblers Calligraphy Ink(40)
Scribblers Calligraphy Ink is suitable for dip pen and fountain use. The ink is rich enough that you will not be able to see where pen strokes overlapped. Scribblers Ink is available in over 40 colours. Colours are reproduced as faithfully as monitor settings allow.
Speedball Inks(2)
Speedball Inks
Black Paper Pads(4)
Black Paper pads suitable for calligraphy, craft projects and card making.
Cartridge Paper(5)
Cartridge Paper for calligraphy.
Copperplate Paper(13)
Popular papers For Copperplate and Spencerian writing.
Layout Pads(7)
Layout paper is a good option for practising on. It is thinner than most other papers so you can place a guide sheet underneath to save time ruling-up. It is also ideal for creating cut and paste layouts.
Modern Calligraphy Paper(13)
Modern Calligraphy Paper
Practice Pads(9)
Calligraphy Pads with guidelines.
Finetec (Coliro) Watercolours
Finetec Watercolours can be mixed with water and then used directly with a Dip Pen or Brush.
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Basic Equipment
Starting Calligraphy – Paper
Most art shops stock a bewildering range of papers. With such a wide choice, which do you use for calligraphy? The choice of papers for
Starting Calligraphy – Inks
There are many inks available for calligraphy, but not all of them are ideal for lettering. Many inks do produce a very dense black, which
Starting Calligraphy – penholders
Choosing a pen holder is much easier than selecting nibs or ink (there will be some blogs on choosing inks later). Pen holders can be
Starting Calligraphy – which type of nib?
If you have decided to use a dip pen or nib for your calligraphy the next decision to make is which nib to use. There