Category Archives: Regency Life
Making Your Mark: When Ink was Made at Home, pt 2
Last week, we looked at making basic black ink the sort Jane Austen probably use. But black can be dull and boring, right? Where colored inks a thing then? They absolutely were! So let’s take a look at how colored inks might have been made.
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Good morning, readers, this is Maria Grace and I’m coming to you, once again, from the depths of the research rabbit hole. I’m sure you’re so surprised to find me here again.
Continue reading →Making Your Mark: When Ink was Made at Home, pt 1
Today’s pens combine pen and ink into a convenient vessel, ready for instant use. In Austen’s day, pen and ink were separate entities, and is was often home made.
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