2/31 Posted on October 4, 2017 by Lorna Rusbridge And another first – my first experience of using a dip pen. Sadly, I had a bit of an ink malfunction. I half expected it – I never really mastered writing with a fountain pen at school – my schoolwork usually ended up covered in blotches. Dip pen: fine nib. J Herbin Ink: Lie de Thé