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Espresso
Cloth and Paper is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Reds and pinks show the most dramatic shading of any color family: expect real variation between the edges and center of each letter. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Cloth and Paper
Cloth and Paper is an American planner and stationery brand founded in 2015 by Ashley Reynolds, who left a corporate finance career to address the lack of minimalist, sophisticated products in the planner market. Based in Alabama, the Black-owned company sells leather planners, planner inserts, desk accessories, pens, and inks with a neutral, 'luxury planning' aesthetic.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.