What is a collection? Sensible Sensa Meridians

After reading Stylophile's positive review of the Sensa Meridian, I picked up the black version at FPN's marketplace for a great price. I had had earlier experience with their rollerballs, and knew that the pen was hefty but easy on the hands.

Later I wanted (read obsessed) a Crystal, and after 10 tries managed to get one on the 'bay offered by Swisher for about the same price.

A single drawback of this pen and a reason for its lack of popularity is the awkwardness of its cap--it needs patience and a little more time than most fountain pens in my flock--it screws on.

These two sweeties sit together in a Libelle pen case and are so happy together that occasionally I forget they need more attention.

Japanese Kimono Pen Wrap

This Elizabeth Wilde pen wrap is fascinating and very imaginative.

During my mail art life one of my favourite artists made some gift packages that looked something like this.

I wonder what she is doing these days. When sorting I ran across part of the gift package--the card inserts. She, too, was most imaginative and one of the best contributors to our projects.

Photo credit: Fountain Pen Network member.

Elizabeth Wilde of California Pen Wraps

I believe I have enough fabric for 3 wraps, one for my Pelikans, one for my Safaris, and a very small one for my vintage Waterman.

Because I am so far away from shopping civilisation, I have to hoard my resources and will make a prototype of the pen wrap with some fabric I pulled off an antique rocker that should have been discarded. But discard it I did not, rather I washed it with this purpose in mind.

This large 9 pen wrap by Elizabeth Wilde, a FPn member, does appear to be a total fold-over (equal length fabric for the pens and the fold).

Photo credit: Fountain Pen Network member

The beginning ... my fountain pens

Last week I sorted all my fountain pens.

I tried to identify them all and thought I had, but now that I realize fountain pens have pedigrees, often with papers...

it seems all I've done is name most, not all and that I have a great deal to learn from the FPN and all its members.