This is a big update, a full chapter of translated ink recipes with notes. Each contrasted with its '64 word salad version.
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#medievalsky #inkmaking
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#medievalsky #inkmaking
September 24, 2026 at 9:03 AM
This is a big update, a full chapter of translated ink recipes with notes. Each contrasted with its '64 word salad version.
majnouna.com/2026/09/23/u...
Password: 1nf0dumP
#medievalsky #inkmaking
majnouna.com/2026/09/23/u...
Password: 1nf0dumP
#medievalsky #inkmaking
how far up my balls will the fuzz get if i purchase ferrocyanide for inkmaking
September 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
how far up my balls will the fuzz get if i purchase ferrocyanide for inkmaking
A medieval inkmaking manuscript (Arabic).
September 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM
A medieval inkmaking manuscript (Arabic).
New batch of pokeberry ink just dropped!
While I was straining it, a hair wisped into my face, and I instinctively brushed it back with me (gloved) hand, and accidentally became a member of the Cool Pink Hair Kids Club...
#Arting
#Inkmaking
#SomethingIMade
While I was straining it, a hair wisped into my face, and I instinctively brushed it back with me (gloved) hand, and accidentally became a member of the Cool Pink Hair Kids Club...
#Arting
#Inkmaking
#SomethingIMade
September 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
New batch of pokeberry ink just dropped!
While I was straining it, a hair wisped into my face, and I instinctively brushed it back with me (gloved) hand, and accidentally became a member of the Cool Pink Hair Kids Club...
#Arting
#Inkmaking
#SomethingIMade
While I was straining it, a hair wisped into my face, and I instinctively brushed it back with me (gloved) hand, and accidentally became a member of the Cool Pink Hair Kids Club...
#Arting
#Inkmaking
#SomethingIMade
For a tinkerer part of the enjoyment of using fountain and dip pens is mixing custom ink colors. I wanted a darker orange to add to my fall color palette; 88⅓% Diamine Autumn Oak, 8⅓% Monteverde Brown Sugar, 8⅓% HongDian Yellow = Autumn Sugar is pretty close.
#stylophile #inkmaking #fountainpens
#stylophile #inkmaking #fountainpens
September 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
For a tinkerer part of the enjoyment of using fountain and dip pens is mixing custom ink colors. I wanted a darker orange to add to my fall color palette; 88⅓% Diamine Autumn Oak, 8⅓% Monteverde Brown Sugar, 8⅓% HongDian Yellow = Autumn Sugar is pretty close.
#stylophile #inkmaking #fountainpens
#stylophile #inkmaking #fountainpens
Made pickled beetroot today from a few fresh bunches bought at the market. Decided to use the skins, leaves & stems to make my first ever batch of ink. Decided they looked too good to head straight into the compost 🫙
August 21, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Made pickled beetroot today from a few fresh bunches bought at the market. Decided to use the skins, leaves & stems to make my first ever batch of ink. Decided they looked too good to head straight into the compost 🫙
Kiryll knows stories, songs, and art history, and practical potion and inkmaking, with a little bit of machinery tinkering on the side. He learned machines early on in life, & has some mechanical empathy even though he doesn't see machinery as his calling, nor does he think of himself as scholarly.
#wolqotd / #wolquestion
What have your wol/oc studied in? Are they scholar? Have they graduated? ARE THEY ARCHON?
On my part, Saphir went from ninth to Sharlayan and managed to speedrun a thesis on Electrope to make it known to everyone. And she got her Archon of Electrope tattoo ! She's the goat
What have your wol/oc studied in? Are they scholar? Have they graduated? ARE THEY ARCHON?
On my part, Saphir went from ninth to Sharlayan and managed to speedrun a thesis on Electrope to make it known to everyone. And she got her Archon of Electrope tattoo ! She's the goat
July 29, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Kiryll knows stories, songs, and art history, and practical potion and inkmaking, with a little bit of machinery tinkering on the side. He learned machines early on in life, & has some mechanical empathy even though he doesn't see machinery as his calling, nor does he think of himself as scholarly.
RIGHT! We started off talking inkmaking varnish.
Sideways of my desire to do stinky things, I saw a video of making Chinese ink sticks and it starts with boiling antlers to get keratin to use as a binding agent! That would also be fun!!!
Sideways of my desire to do stinky things, I saw a video of making Chinese ink sticks and it starts with boiling antlers to get keratin to use as a binding agent! That would also be fun!!!
July 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
RIGHT! We started off talking inkmaking varnish.
Sideways of my desire to do stinky things, I saw a video of making Chinese ink sticks and it starts with boiling antlers to get keratin to use as a binding agent! That would also be fun!!!
Sideways of my desire to do stinky things, I saw a video of making Chinese ink sticks and it starts with boiling antlers to get keratin to use as a binding agent! That would also be fun!!!
Turning my thoughts away from the bad-to-worse political scene, to once again focus on transcribing the various witnesses of an 11th-century inkmaking manual (as I'm confirmed to start editing it come September) – and it's amazing the peace I feel copying instructions for making gold burnishers…
July 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Turning my thoughts away from the bad-to-worse political scene, to once again focus on transcribing the various witnesses of an 11th-century inkmaking manual (as I'm confirmed to start editing it come September) – and it's amazing the peace I feel copying instructions for making gold burnishers…
Noting all the celebration of the "Buckthorn Singles" events, I thought it would be good to get the word out about this September workshop!
Please register so we are prepared with enough materials.
forms.fillout.com/t/6v3v19p47Uus
#Buckthorn #TwinCities #InkMaking
Please register so we are prepared with enough materials.
forms.fillout.com/t/6v3v19p47Uus
#Buckthorn #TwinCities #InkMaking
July 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Noting all the celebration of the "Buckthorn Singles" events, I thought it would be good to get the word out about this September workshop!
Please register so we are prepared with enough materials.
forms.fillout.com/t/6v3v19p47Uus
#Buckthorn #TwinCities #InkMaking
Please register so we are prepared with enough materials.
forms.fillout.com/t/6v3v19p47Uus
#Buckthorn #TwinCities #InkMaking
I find them really fascinating (and slightly creepy Cthulhuoidish) as well.
I wondered whether to experiement with them for inkmaking. (former boyfriend claimed you could smoke anything in nature so maybe I'll experiment with turning 'odd' things into ink. But one step at a time!)
I wondered whether to experiement with them for inkmaking. (former boyfriend claimed you could smoke anything in nature so maybe I'll experiment with turning 'odd' things into ink. But one step at a time!)
June 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I find them really fascinating (and slightly creepy Cthulhuoidish) as well.
I wondered whether to experiement with them for inkmaking. (former boyfriend claimed you could smoke anything in nature so maybe I'll experiment with turning 'odd' things into ink. But one step at a time!)
I wondered whether to experiement with them for inkmaking. (former boyfriend claimed you could smoke anything in nature so maybe I'll experiment with turning 'odd' things into ink. But one step at a time!)
Mulberry ink results:
It's beautiful and magical, but very thin.
Not sure how well it would stay in a fountain pen, at the moment. Works beautifully with a dip pen, though!
Might need to put this back on the heat, tomorrow, and either reduce it a little more, or add more gum arabic.
#InkMaking
It's beautiful and magical, but very thin.
Not sure how well it would stay in a fountain pen, at the moment. Works beautifully with a dip pen, though!
Might need to put this back on the heat, tomorrow, and either reduce it a little more, or add more gum arabic.
#InkMaking
![Handwriting on a lined notebook page - darker lavender color at the top, pale pink at the very bottom.
Mulberry Ink
Dip Pen
Might need more gum arabic?
[swirly line that looks like a bunch of cursive lower-case "e"s]
12345678910
Starts pink](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ihmndzj3jm6xk3jsxgbnjtri/bafkreibvbrtlyqp7s2fcvgzmcsxtmfka5pdtua2mkuoybw3hibqeqguwzq)
![Handwriting on a lined notebook page - greyish-purple color at the top, pale lavender at the bottom
Mulberry Ink
Dip Pen
Might need more gum arabic?
[swirly line that looks like a bunch of cursive lower-case "e"s]
12345678910
Starts pink
darkens immediately](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ihmndzj3jm6xk3jsxgbnjtri/bafkreiali2qqysz7aiybx5ngvk3u5jssjwtlshygwg2oxspyhozcx4jtla)
May 22, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Mulberry ink results:
It's beautiful and magical, but very thin.
Not sure how well it would stay in a fountain pen, at the moment. Works beautifully with a dip pen, though!
Might need to put this back on the heat, tomorrow, and either reduce it a little more, or add more gum arabic.
#InkMaking
It's beautiful and magical, but very thin.
Not sure how well it would stay in a fountain pen, at the moment. Works beautifully with a dip pen, though!
Might need to put this back on the heat, tomorrow, and either reduce it a little more, or add more gum arabic.
#InkMaking
Making mulberry ink!
I look forward to using it - and to seeing to what color it dries.
#SomethingIMade
#InkMaking
I look forward to using it - and to seeing to what color it dries.
#SomethingIMade
#InkMaking
May 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Making mulberry ink!
I look forward to using it - and to seeing to what color it dries.
#SomethingIMade
#InkMaking
I look forward to using it - and to seeing to what color it dries.
#SomethingIMade
#InkMaking
Good morning with a new shop offering! Inkmaking flashcards, originally a backer exclusive.
A handy set of 7 postcards (A5) for go-to techniques and ink recipes drawn from both my books. for when you need a quick reminder on how to mix gouache, make a lake, red paint…
More info: payhip.com/b/AfSjt
A handy set of 7 postcards (A5) for go-to techniques and ink recipes drawn from both my books. for when you need a quick reminder on how to mix gouache, make a lake, red paint…
More info: payhip.com/b/AfSjt
May 21, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Good morning with a new shop offering! Inkmaking flashcards, originally a backer exclusive.
A handy set of 7 postcards (A5) for go-to techniques and ink recipes drawn from both my books. for when you need a quick reminder on how to mix gouache, make a lake, red paint…
More info: payhip.com/b/AfSjt
A handy set of 7 postcards (A5) for go-to techniques and ink recipes drawn from both my books. for when you need a quick reminder on how to mix gouache, make a lake, red paint…
More info: payhip.com/b/AfSjt
Working on the inkmaking flashcards that were one of my Kickstarter rewards, and will also be a new product in my shop when ready. I hadn't been able to give them a thought till the book was done, and they're turning out to be quite cool!
May 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Working on the inkmaking flashcards that were one of my Kickstarter rewards, and will also be a new product in my shop when ready. I hadn't been able to give them a thought till the book was done, and they're turning out to be quite cool!
7. inkmaking and playing minecraft
May 1, 2026 at 12:56 PM
7. inkmaking and playing minecraft
Ah, one of the many types of "The Artist's Curse." Whatever we enjoy will inevitably go out of production - I do wish that inkmaking were more clear, and less of a technical hassle, that way we could at least produce our own.
I often have to gauge how well unclogging cleaners will save pens, aye.
I often have to gauge how well unclogging cleaners will save pens, aye.
April 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Ah, one of the many types of "The Artist's Curse." Whatever we enjoy will inevitably go out of production - I do wish that inkmaking were more clear, and less of a technical hassle, that way we could at least produce our own.
I often have to gauge how well unclogging cleaners will save pens, aye.
I often have to gauge how well unclogging cleaners will save pens, aye.
#writerscoffeeclub Jan. 27: What’s a technical skill you think should be more widespread?
Quill sharpening and inkmaking. One can simply not find help nowadays who have the slightest skillfulness in shaping a decent goose-quill, or making up a satisfactory inkpot.
I blame the latterday […]
Quill sharpening and inkmaking. One can simply not find help nowadays who have the slightest skillfulness in shaping a decent goose-quill, or making up a satisfactory inkpot.
I blame the latterday […]
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January 27, 2026 at 5:14 AM
#writerscoffeeclub Jan. 27: What’s a technical skill you think should be more widespread?
Quill sharpening and inkmaking. One can simply not find help nowadays who have the slightest skillfulness in shaping a decent goose-quill, or making up a satisfactory inkpot.
I blame the latterday […]
Quill sharpening and inkmaking. One can simply not find help nowadays who have the slightest skillfulness in shaping a decent goose-quill, or making up a satisfactory inkpot.
I blame the latterday […]
if you haven't seen this person's site i think you'd dig it -- a lot of inkmaking processes among tons of other stuff
simplifier.neocities.org
simplifier.neocities.org
Simplifier
simplifier.neocities.org
October 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
if you haven't seen this person's site i think you'd dig it -- a lot of inkmaking processes among tons of other stuff
simplifier.neocities.org
simplifier.neocities.org
This horse chestnut on Turl Street has been dropping conkers so enthusiastically I don't know how it hasn't knocked anyone out yet – or me while I was gathering the stuff up. Let me show you what I've done with these spiky things. 🧵
#inkmaking
#inkmaking
September 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This horse chestnut on Turl Street has been dropping conkers so enthusiastically I don't know how it hasn't knocked anyone out yet – or me while I was gathering the stuff up. Let me show you what I've done with these spiky things. 🧵
#inkmaking
#inkmaking
Back by popular demand, we're hosting another Ink from Elsewhere: Natural Dyes from Invasive Plants with Joshua Ralph, this time for the Fall Edition on October 12! 🍂
Learn more: www.showpass.com/ink-from-elsewhere-fall
#InkMaking #DyeMaking #NaturalDye #NaturalInk #InvasivePlants #ArtWorkshop
Learn more: www.showpass.com/ink-from-elsewhere-fall
#InkMaking #DyeMaking #NaturalDye #NaturalInk #InvasivePlants #ArtWorkshop
September 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Back by popular demand, we're hosting another Ink from Elsewhere: Natural Dyes from Invasive Plants with Joshua Ralph, this time for the Fall Edition on October 12! 🍂
Learn more: www.showpass.com/ink-from-elsewhere-fall
#InkMaking #DyeMaking #NaturalDye #NaturalInk #InvasivePlants #ArtWorkshop
Learn more: www.showpass.com/ink-from-elsewhere-fall
#InkMaking #DyeMaking #NaturalDye #NaturalInk #InvasivePlants #ArtWorkshop
Aftermath of dying my hat with pokeweed berries @evercrumblyandwitch #evercrumblyandwitch #pokeweed #inkmaking #dye #cutewitch
September 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Aftermath of dying my hat with pokeweed berries @evercrumblyandwitch #evercrumblyandwitch #pokeweed #inkmaking #dye #cutewitch
Racing against the weather on this one. Nasty thunderstorms are rolling in here and we're supposed to get a soaker of a storm. I decided to make my acorn cap ink outside. It's messy. I did a quick extraction of the tannins and I'm currently boiling them down to make the #foraged #artist #inkmaking
September 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Racing against the weather on this one. Nasty thunderstorms are rolling in here and we're supposed to get a soaker of a storm. I decided to make my acorn cap ink outside. It's messy. I did a quick extraction of the tannins and I'm currently boiling them down to make the #foraged #artist #inkmaking
I went looking for their website and it seems their stuff is totally out of stock (not sure if they're actually in operation anymore??) BUT the owner wrote a book which I am totally buying, called "Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking"
August 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I went looking for their website and it seems their stuff is totally out of stock (not sure if they're actually in operation anymore??) BUT the owner wrote a book which I am totally buying, called "Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking"
Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese writes with/in English, Polish & Danish. She lives in Copenhagen & is ‘a creative ambassador’ for the Møn UNESCO Biosphere. Her site-specific verbal/visual texts use analogue processes: botanical inkmaking, cyanotype, pinhole photography, expressive handwriting, and book art.
June 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese writes with/in English, Polish & Danish. She lives in Copenhagen & is ‘a creative ambassador’ for the Møn UNESCO Biosphere. Her site-specific verbal/visual texts use analogue processes: botanical inkmaking, cyanotype, pinhole photography, expressive handwriting, and book art.