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We recently came across a compelling blog post about letters sent home by Russian soldiers during World War II. Without access to envelopes and postcards, the soldiers folded up triangular letters that were their own package--”letter and envelope in one.” The folded format was necessary since mail needed to be reviewed by censors and couldn't be sealed. Although the letters are a great example of historical improvisation, we love the simple little how-to that accompanies the story - an…

Margaret Shepherd is a renowned calligrapher, prolific author, and popular lecturer. For more than three decades, starting with the classic Learn Calligraphy, Ms. Shepherd has penned numerous instructional books that have helped legions of aspiring calligraphers discover their talent. She resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

“A letter should be regarded not merely as a medium for the communication of intelligence, but also as a work of art.”

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After my first envelope tutorial I got requests for another one on how to make a folded envelope, and this is it! For my envelopes I used old book pages fused with tissue paper using the technique explained in my previous mixed paper envelope tutorial , but you can use pretty much whatever paper

houghtonlib: Alais de Beaulieu, Jean Baptiste, -1688. L’art d’ecrire, 1680. TypW 615.80.134 Houghton Library, Harvard University

This listing is for one high resolution digital image of a penmanship page from an 1895 school primer book, from my personal collection. Ready for printing on your ink or laser jet printer for your projects. My images can be printed for art framing, or used as iron-on transfers for tea towels, T-shirts, pillows, tote bags, table runners, note cards, recipe cards, gift tags, and more. Terms of Use: You can print these images for personal and/or SMALL commercial use, on products you create…

If you only choose one set pen, this is the perfect one! View this post on Instagram A post shared by paperhouse (@paperhouse_me) on Jan 27, 2020 at 4:49am PST Descriptions Flexible and durable tip, with moderate pressure, you can create variation between thin & thick line width of your handwriting from 0.5mm to 2.

If you only choose one set pen, this is the perfect one! View this post on Instagram A post shared by paperhouse (@paperhouse_me) on Jan 27, 2020 at 4:49am PST Descriptions Flexible and durable tip, with moderate pressure, you can create variation between thin & thick line width of your handwriting from 0.5mm to 2.

This tutorial shows how to quickly fold a rectangular message into a triangle envelope. I used 2.5" x 3.5" images, ATC size, but you can use any size yo... Triangle Letter Folding Tutorial

When I first started looking at online images of letters from Jane Austen’s era last summer, I often felt confused about what I was seeing. Maybe it’s because I haven’t handled re…

Modo simples de fazer um envelope.

Sooooooo, confession, I do not like buying cards....for anything. Cards seem to me, overpriced pieces of paper that for some reason we have to attach to presents. I would much rather just apply a tag to a package simply stating who the gift is from. Thats when I thought of making a cute little origami envelope to attach to a present, with either a cute little handwritten note or a tag stating who it is from, inside. Simple, easy and can be done with anything from scrapbook paper to your…

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