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Clairefontaine Notebooks and Memo Books
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The town of Etival Clairefontaine, originally established in 1512 in the Meurthe River valley in the Vosges area at the site of a paper mill. This area of France is known for paper production because of the abundant available resources.
Jean-Baptiste Bichelberger began his paper mill in 1858 in the small town of Etival Clairefontaine naming it after the town. The Clairefontaine paper company quickly became one of the most important factories in the region. In 1890 Clairefontaine started manufacturing notebooks.
This small family owned business is the only European company that manufactures its own paper for their own products.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Clairefontaine notebooks and memo books.
Country: France
Jean-Baptiste Bichelberger began his paper mill in 1858 in the small town of Etival Clairefontaine naming it after the town. The Clairefontaine paper company quickly became one of the most important factories in the region. In 1890 Clairefontaine started manufacturing notebooks.
This small family owned business is the only European company that manufactures its own paper for their own products.
Pen Chalet is an Authorized Dealer of Clairefontaine notebooks and memo books.
Country: France
Customer Reviews
These are luxurious envelopes, too good for everyday use, yet I use them everyday! They are too thick to feed into my typewriter but take fountain pen ink beautifully.
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High quality papers at very reasonable prices. No bleeding, feathering or ghosting with any of the inks I've used. Clairefontaine is a favorite for their bright white and velvety smooth papers. Would love to see sizes up to A4 carried by PenChalet, as well as their French-lined notebooks.
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I use these for note cards or small paper. Ink absorbs well so no issues.
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Excellent paper, very convenient, for lovers of the smoothest writing experiences.
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These notebooks are fantastic for trying out new fountain pens with new ink. The paper is quite smooth and lovely.
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What can I say. It's fountain pen friendly and has a smooth texture. I like it and would recommend it.
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It's Clairefontaine paper; it works well for showing off beautiful Ink without breaking the bank and feels more substantial than Tomoe River, which can come off looking cheap to those that don't know better.
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When you spend the time and funds to write a beautiful letter on paper that shows off the unique qualities of a fine ink, the envelope you send it off in should look just as nice. This fills that need.
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One of my favorite papers for letter writing using a fountain pen.
Beautiful quality paper.
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I haven't used one of these yet but they are a very nice quality paper.
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Great for carrying around in your pocket.
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I like the lined envelopes much better than the unlined. They’re more substantial and have a better feel.
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Same Clairfontaine quality as always. I thought this was bound on the side, but it's bound on top. I need to pay closer attention. It doesn't really matter, though. It's nicely bound.
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Super thin, smooth, non-feathering paper. Sheen comes through. Pleasure to write on
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These are not staple bound as far as I can see. They are bound with adhesive, which is better. They tear off neatly and are just the thing for field notes when bird watching and for shopping lists. The graph paper allows for sketching and is a pleasure to use.
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These are all I use for letter writing, and I can write really long ones. I prefer the plain paper as my writing style feels inhibited with the one with lines, but sometimes pen shops are out of the plain. Great paper, IMO.
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The very best stationary. Clean white smooth.. A pleasure upon which to write
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very nice and very well packed
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these are nice envelopes but they don't hold paint
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I ordered four of these to use for various notes. One turned into my gym log, and it is the perfect size. Even better, it's the perfect strength! As a body builder, it holds up to being folded back, shoved in a gym bag, dripped with water, preworkout and such, weights dropped on it, and everything else you can imagine. I keep another for writing notes at church, a third for writing exercises, and I don't recall the fourth one, but I can assure you, they get put to good use. Well worth the money!
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This is where it's at! Great, affordable paper. Even picks up sheen! No feathering, no bleed-through, decent dry-time (yes, sheen looks best on Tomoe River, which is why it's my usual favorite, but that costs more and you'll wait forever for inks to dry). This is a great balance of practicality and making your inks look good. If you're debating between this and Field Notes, avoid the Field Notes and get the Clairefontaine instead. You'll thank yourself later.
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These envelopes are very good; they are fountain pen friendly and affordable. The only reason for the 4 rating on functionality is the inside fold sometimes catches the paper when inserting. It's a very minor inconvenience.
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Really nice notebooks. Good quality paper that accepts fountain pen ink without bleeding through.
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Wonderful for fountain pens.
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smooth feeling paper, good heft
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