Ink Review #1775: IWI Beginning of Summer

IWI Beginning of Summer is from IWI’s standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Beginning of Summer is a medium grass green ink.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading and sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 5 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

Other properties: medium shading, low sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Beginning of Summer is closest to Taccia Midori Green. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Shamrock with a broad nib on an Odyssey notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice ink, but there’s more feathering and bleeding than I like to see. I wish it behaved a little better.

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