This list is intended solely for your convenience
and is not to be taken as an endorsement of any suppliers by the SSI.
General calligraphy supplies |
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Scribblers | Nibs, pen sets, fountain pens and markers; inks and paints; Drawing equipment, Chinese calligraphy equipment and Gilding supplies. Orders online or by main order only. www.scribblers.co.uk |
Blots | Calligraphy pens and calligraphy inks for fountain pens and dip pens available worldwide by mail order from our UK base www.blotspens.co.uk |
L Cornelissen & Son | Known throughout the world as a specialist niche supplier of art materials from premises that a 19th Century apothecary would recognise. Stocks a wide range of drawing and calligraphy equipment and materials including Pelikan, Talens and Roberson products, Sumi ink, and reed and quill pens. www.cornelissen.com |
Penman Direct | A small company noted for prompt delivery. Some unusual items stocked, such as Coit pens, folded ruling pens, parts for Osmiroid pens, a good selection of vintage nibs, Walkers copperplate ink and Brause (Bandzug Feder) nibs. www.penmandirect.com |
Manuscript Pen Co |
A family owned calligraphy company based in Shropshire, dating from 1856 via D.Leonardt & Co. Specialising in the development, production and sale of calligraphy fountain pens, dip pens and nibs. www.calligraphy.co.uk |
Great Art | A huge range of materials and equipment for artists of all sorts, including Brause nibs, ink sticks and grinding stones, and Hiro poster nibs. www.greatart.co.uk |
Books and journals |
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Calligraphity | Wide range of books relating to calligraphy and lettering and their history. www.calligraphity.com |
John Neal | Bookseller in North Carolina, USA, stocking a wide range of books on calligraphy and lettering. Contact for Letter Arts Review www.johnnealbooks.com |
Vellum & Paper |
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William Cowley Parchment Makers | www.williamcowley.co.uk 01908 610038. |
Shepherds Falkiner | One of the worlds leading suppliers of traditional and contemporary fine art paper and specialist Japanese papers. www.falkiners.com |
Paper wholesalers |
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John Purcell Paper | An extensive range of papers and boards available from stock from their south London warehouse. www.johnpurcell.net |
R K Burt | UK based suppliers of fine art papers, offering a range of products for different artistic media and printing. www.rkburt.com |
Brushes |
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Handover | Established over 50 years ago as a manufacturer of fine quality artists’ and signwriters’ brushes, A.S.Handover Ltd. still make a wide range of hand made brushes at its premises in London and Welwyn Garden City. www.handover.co.uk |
Gold leaf |
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Wright of Lymm | Owned by the Stonehouse family, gold-beaters since 1936. www.stonehouses.co.uk |
Stuart Stevenson | Established in 1980, and with a stock of over 60,000 different items, Stuart R Stevenson is the foremost supplier of artist’s and gilding materials in the UK. www.stuartstevenson.co.uk |