Tomoe River paper first started life as a lightweight printing stock paper for high-quality catalogues and mailings where a high page count is required, but the paper quality needs to be high to convey the feel of a quality brochure. As Tomoe River is a super-lightweight and one sheet weighs a negligible 3.24 grams - that's over a third lighter than a single sheet of standard 80gsm copier paper. When posting catalogues, this is an obvious advantage: you can post a catalogue with more pages for less money. But where do fountain pens come into all this? Well, someone, somewhere, thought the paper felt nice to the touch (it does - silky smooth) and thought they'd try using it as writing paper. To their surprise, as well as the surprise of the paper makers themselves, it performed amazingly well with fountain pens and has become something of a cult product ever since.
The qualities that make this paper ideal for posted brochures are also qualities fountain pen users look for in their paper. Despite its apparent fragility, the paper has an uncanny ability: it doesn't feather like most other lightweight papers seem to. Written lines stay as crisp as the moment you wrote them, even, we’re told, when using the most feathery inks available. This lack of feathering doesn't come at the expense of having to tolerate bleed-through either as there is none. The paper is so wafer-thin you can practically see through it, so 'ghosting' of the reverse is visible.
Like Rhodia paper, Tomoe River doesn't 'absorb' the ink as fast as conventional writing or copier paper; this does mean that drying times are a little slower than other papers, but the feel and look of writing on Tomoe River paper more than warrants the extra patience.
Contains 15 sheets of paper.
Orders placed before 3pm Monday to Friday will normally be sent out the same day.
UK Orders
FREE Royal Mail Standard delivery for orders over £100, and just £3.75 for smaller orders. Royal Mail Priority is available as an option, for £4.50 on orders over £100, £5.50 on smaller orders. Express available for £9.75, or FREE with any order over £400. No delivery surcharges for Northern Ireland, Highlands & Islands or anywhere else!
International
International deliveries vary in cost, so you'll need to add the items you want to your basket, and enter the checkout to see the options for delivery. Prices and payment methods will reflect your country, and many countries have all taxes and duties included to make things easier and more predictable.
Orders over 2kg
For all orders outside the UK, heavy orders may cost more to send, but the shipping cost will be displayed in the checkout before you commit.
More Information
For more, see our Delivery Information page.
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Tomoe River paper first started life as a lightweight printing stock paper for high-quality catalogues and mailings where a high page count is required, but the paper quality needs to be high to convey the feel of a quality brochure. As Tomoe River is a super-lightweight and one sheet weighs a negligible 3.24 grams - that's over a third lighter than a single sheet of standard 80gsm copier paper. When posting catalogues, this is an obvious advantage: you can post a catalogue with more pages for less money. But where do fountain pens come into all this? Well, someone, somewhere, thought the paper felt nice to the touch (it does - silky smooth) and thought they'd try using it as writing paper. To their surprise, as well as the surprise of the paper makers themselves, it performed amazingly well with fountain pens and has become something of a cult product ever since.
The qualities that make this paper ideal for posted brochures are also qualities fountain pen users look for in their paper. Despite its apparent fragility, the paper has an uncanny ability: it doesn't feather like most other lightweight papers seem to. Written lines stay as crisp as the moment you wrote them, even, we’re told, when using the most feathery inks available. This lack of feathering doesn't come at the expense of having to tolerate bleed-through either as there is none. The paper is so wafer-thin you can practically see through it, so 'ghosting' of the reverse is visible.
Like Rhodia paper, Tomoe River doesn't 'absorb' the ink as fast as conventional writing or copier paper; this does mean that drying times are a little slower than other papers, but the feel and look of writing on Tomoe River paper more than warrants the extra patience.
Contains 15 sheets of paper.
Orders placed before 3pm Monday to Friday will normally be sent out the same day.
UK Orders
FREE Royal Mail Standard delivery for orders over £100, and just £3.75 for smaller orders. Royal Mail Priority is available as an option, for £4.50 on orders over £100, £5.50 on smaller orders. Express available for £9.75, or FREE with any order over £400. No delivery surcharges for Northern Ireland, Highlands & Islands or anywhere else!
International
International deliveries vary in cost, so you'll need to add the items you want to your basket, and enter the checkout to see the options for delivery. Prices and payment methods will reflect your country, and many countries have all taxes and duties included to make things easier and more predictable.
Orders over 2kg
For all orders outside the UK, heavy orders may cost more to send, but the shipping cost will be displayed in the checkout before you commit.
More Information
For more, see our Delivery Information page.