Craft To Learn Revisited: Calligraphy

It's been almost two months since my first Craft To Learn post, so I thought I'd give you an update on my progress.
I've learnt so much in the short time I've been practising calligraphy, but I feel like I've barely scratched the surface! I haven't been practising every day, but when I do go through more consistent spells it really makes a difference.

I know these samples are all very scrappy, but I wanted to show the reality of learning! There are dozens of other discarded pages; where the ink exploded all over the place, or I smudged a perfectly good word just as I finished it.
The biggest challenge I've had is down to me being left handed - it's taken a long time to find a writing position that works best for me. I know there are left handed nibs that you can buy, but for now I'm happy to persevere with standard nibs.

I've found it simultaneously therapeutic and frustrating learning calligraphy. Some evenings I can practice for an hour or so and not make any progress at all, and then other times it comes much more naturally and then it's the best feeling ever. I've learnt that paper quality makes a huge difference, though I'm sticking to scrap paper mostly as I'm still making quite a mess! I'd also like to invest in some better ink as I think that might help too.

So that's my first Craft To Learn all wrapped up! I'm definitely going to carry on practising and I can't wait to keep seeing improvements. If you've ever wanted to give calligraphy a go I would definitely recommend it - and if you have any tips or inspiration for me then please leave a comment below :)

Skye

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Craft To Learn: Calligraphy

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Welcome to the first instalment in our Craft To Learn series! Every month, we will be sharing new crafts with you that we want to learn, and share our progress with you along the way. First up, it's calligraphy.

To me, calligraphy is a beautiful form of art.
It's so unique, so full of expression, and such a great talent to have.
Handwriting and fonts can be so much fun to play around with, and I think that calligraphy is a perfect example of this.

I have a dip pen and set of nibs, the "Calligraphy for Dummies" book to hand, and a moleskin gridded sketchbook at the ready.

I'll post an update soon with what I've learnt, how I'm getting on, and maybe even an example or two!

Have you ever tried calligraphy? Send me your links if you have examples, I'm always looking for more inspiration :)

Skye

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