Dip Pens for Calligraphy

Dip pens consist of a stick holder of some sort, usually with interchangable nibs. These pens are closest to the quill pens that used to be used by scribes. For more information on nibs, see the Nibs page.

Speedball Calligraphy Lettering Set
Probably the best known of the dip pens is the Speedball series. This basic set comes with a plastic stick holder and six different nibs. Enough to give you a very good introduction to the world of calligraphy with a dip pen.

Speedball Calligraphy Kit
This set contains a penholder, a bottle of ink, three nibs and instructions.

Manuscript® Dip Calligraphy Pens
Comes with the pen/stick holder and 5 nibs.

Mitchell Roundhand Pens
This set comes with a penholder, 10 nibs and 2 reservoirs