| These fancy feather pens look not only cute in a pen | | | | which makes it suitable for drawing variety of |
| holder or kept on table but can be a nice gift item | | | | strokes. Like fountain pen hollow shaft of feather |
| given to somebody. They are quiet easy to be made | | | | pen acts as reservoir of ink. We can make this |
| at home. These pens are being used since ancient | | | | beautiful feather quill pens at home by following |
| times. During seven century people began using | | | | simple steps. For making this quill pen we will require |
| feathers for writing purposes. They used feathers of | | | | things like feathers, cake pan, sand, ink, paper, oven, |
| crows, turkeys, swans and geese for making these | | | | knife and sand. |
| quill pens as feathers of these birds had thicker shaft. | | | | 1) First of all we need to heat the sand in oven. For |
| In ancient medieval times these pens were also used | | | | this take a cake pan and put sand into it and preheat |
| by draftsmen and artist for writing manuscripts and | | | | the oven at 450 degrees and now place the cake |
| calligraphic purposes even today also these quill pens | | | | pan in the oven and leave it for fifteen minutes. |
| are still used by calligraphers. | | | | 2) After 15 minutes take out the cake pan and |
| Feather pens can be a beautiful gift item given on | | | | gently slide feather into the hot sand and let it cool. |
| wedding along with other gifts. Even these pens can | | | | 3) Diagonally cut the end of the quill in downward |
| be used on special occasions like signing of marriage | | | | motion shaving off the quill tip and sand but whittle |
| certificates by bride and groom and will make them | | | | the quill carefully so that you don't ruin the quill and |
| feel special as other ordinary pens will completely look | | | | hollow the interior portion of quill. |
| out of place on this special occasion. As marriage is | | | | 4) Make small slits on both sides of the quill as these |
| considered to be a sacred life time event of life so | | | | slits will help in absorbing more ink when the tip will be |
| everything needs to be special on this day including | | | | put into the ink and now write on the paper to test |
| the pen. Even you can let your guests write their | | | | your feather pen. |
| sentiments on your guestbook with this majestic | | | | Above was the way of making pens of feather but |
| feather pen. | | | | by being little bit of creative we can turn any |
| Apart from being a magnificent gift item feather | | | | ordinary ball point pen into feather pen and embellish |
| pens nibs are used to create linear figures or | | | | it with gemstones, pastel colors, feathers and give |
| flamboyant decorations on paper. The design of | | | | them a traditional and authentic look. Also now a |
| fountain pen was also influenced by quill pens which | | | | days many pen manufacturers have launched feather |
| were status tools for people during 1950s and | | | | shaped pens which not only look pretty but are quiet |
| 1960s.It is the soft and sinuous tip and its flexibility | | | | cheap also. |