This hand-crafted quill comes with two bottles of ink and 6 different nibs, all packaged inside of a beautiful gift box. This is a great gift for anyone who wants ...

This hand-crafted quill comes with two bottles of ink and 6 different nibs, all packaged inside of a beautiful gift box. This is a great gift for anyone who wants ...

I’m not going to lie, I don’t really need to know how to cut and make a quill pen from a goose feather. No one does anymore. But! I was completely fascinated by the process of it. It’s funny ...

However, the feather or quill has been in use since Middle Ages. In fact, the word pen is derived from the Latin penna for feather. Quills were taken from the wing feathers of a goose or other ...

Then, with Glaser’s guidance, she learned to carve quill pens. First she cut pigeon feathers, then small goose feathers. Within a few months, she had her skills down.

No, the quill pen was the word processor of Shakespeare’s day. He wrote with a sharpened goose feather dipped in ink. On a splurge, he might have taken up a swan feather.

We’re going back to old school today with this easy craft — a quill pen. Yes, in ancient times, people used to write with quills ...