A new commission of a wedding reading, commissioned to make a special anniversary. My customer’s son had read this poem at their wedding ceremony, and so we added his name to make a really personal calligraphy commission. The ink is a green so dark it’s almost black (my customer requested ‘blacky-green’) and the florals, in …
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Quietly, one calligraphy name at a time, I’m evolving how I write samples for my social media and Etsy calligraphy shop. Small Changes That Make Wedding Calligraphy More Inclusive I don’t write bride & groom any more, unless it’s for a customer order and I’ve been given the wording. My samples, the things I write …
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I’ve been writing some little quotes in calligraphy, partly for practice and to list in my online shop. This one really resonated with me – the sentiment is wonderful and I found it fitted my own story like a glove. My home is Cumbria: the Lake District, the quiet coastal villages and towns, and little …
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If you don’t want your wedding envelopes to read like an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, this is YOUR guide to modern invitation and envelope etiquette. It’s from a UK calligrapher with more than 20 years’ experience of addressing envelopes for all kinds of weddings, so consider this an official guide you can show to …
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A huge chunk of your wedding planning will focus on your guests. Every couple wants to give their wedding guests a memorable, welcoming and warm experience. With meaningful ceremonies trending for 2026 (if you believe in ‘trends’!) and intimate weddings still really popular across the UK, personal details mean everything. How to elevate personalised place …
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I’m a calligrapher, so I was replaced by the printing press in 1440. It was a joyful day. No longer would scribes have to toil over dippy ink pots, labouring over letters so the educated elite could rule the rest of us with bibles. With the printing press, newspapers could take over the world. I …
I’ve had some lovely emails asking for calligraphy workshop dates for the spring and summer. I’m really looking forward to new projects for these classes – as always, everything will be suitable for absolute beginners. I’m hoping we’ll be writing with beautiful metallic inks this time, and using our calligraphy nibs to learn beautiful letters …
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Family trees are one of the very, very best projects I get to work on as a calligrapher. I don’t approach them the same way a 19th century scribe would have done: not at all! In the same way families have evolved, so should family trees. And while I do offer the kind of family …
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