Great notebook for practicing handwriting. Excellent fountain pen friendly paper.

Clairefontaine is my favorite paper to use with fountain pen. No need for any other comment except that you should try it and you will enjoy it.

I got this because of the French Ruling. I was just curious how it would work. All the lines are a bit distracting at first, but I soon got used it. The paper is silky smooth and a pleasure to write on. I love the narrow lines as I tend to write very small. I'm using it to practice my handwriting and try to get a more uniform style.
I removed one star for the very flimsy cover. Everything else about this notebook is the best quality, except that cover. Also wish you could choose cover color/design. Honestly not being able to choose the cover I want makes me less likely to purchase Clairefontaine.

They are great I love them

My favorite paper, and the perfect size. I write with an extra fine nib. No scratching, and the lines are close enough for my small penmanship.

I bought this product for my best friend, and he is absolutely in love with these notebooks. The shipping was incredibly fast and well packaged. They even sent a cute note and a few pieces of candy! Thank you so much for everything! <3

Very pleasant to write on. Very smooth and takes ink well. Absolutely worth the price of admission.

i'm so grateful that you people carry this paper. I use it in composing music..French ruled paper helps me stay within the lines and also allows me to use the 'magic squares'that i use to plan whole pieces.

These notebooks are just the right size and perfect for note-taking. The French-ruled smooth paper helps to keep my writing neat. Highly recommend.

I was looking for a notebook that would, be small enough to carry around for various lists (to do and grocery lists mainly). I had two requirements: First was the paper had to handle the fountain pen ink without feathering and second, needed to be Seyes/French ruled. This fit the bill perfectly. I highly recommend for anyone looking to improve their handwriting.

This is my first high quality notebook and I love it. French ruled is really great and helped improve my handwriting.

Since I have been using fountain pens for about 2 months and only have 5 pens, this is a great change of pace from normal mead or top flight paper. It is smooth with little to no bleeding when used with my more wet pens like a Jinhao 250, and is a nice thickness. With it being French ruled, the extra lines are very nice for me to practice my handwriting as it is still not so great. Overall phenomenal paper for the price. I totally recommend.

Love the qualitiy of these French ruled notebooks. You can tell the quality of the sheets.

I am learning Spencerian script and have been having trouble with consistency in spacing and letter formation with the practice paper. After a little research I discovered that French ruled paper might help me so I gave it a shot. It works great! The paper is high quality and fountain pen friendly, faring well even with the wettest of inks. I have been able to make great progress. Highly recommend!

Great paper to use with a fountain pen. It's beautiful.

I purchased these to practice my handwriting.

This is a thing that baffles me about buying notebooks. I am discerning enough to spend money on a nice notebook but you think I will settle for a randomly assigned color? That is madness.

Fantastic paper. A slower drying time than regular paper but leaves a much nicer line, little or no feathering, no bleed through and only light ghosting to the reverse side of the paper. Meaning yo can use both sides comfortably. The lines are excellent for practicing and getting muscle memory for improving your handwriting style and skills. I gave it four stars because the lines and versatility of the lay out of the lines on the page while a very strong positive is also its detraction. The lines are dark, vertically and horizontally making it difficult to read what was written later. The lines distract and con possibly obscure your writing for easy reading later. If the lines were lighter, like the grey dots on Rhoda pads, kit would provide the same excellent functions while not distracting from later reading what was written or drawn.Goulet service and timely shipping of the purchase was absolutely perfect. I have used this company for a long time now and have never had any trouble receiving my order in excellent condition. This box was actually crushed on one corner and the contents, which included ink, had no damage or leakage. All was received in pristine condition. I'm getting quite a collection of Tootsie Pops because this company has proven so trustworthy and responsive.

I bought the French ruled style, wire-bound book and the quality of the paper is superb. I have since ordered two more as gifts and will be buying more as needed. Highly recommended. And the service, like the fine product, is superb as well.

Brings me back to my childhood in France. The paper is amazingly smooth, a pleasure to write on!

The paper is smooth. The size is comfortable. And the French ruling is quite interesting.

I've only had this note book for a few hours. I love it. Any nib size in mm can be used and there are your lines. Practice paper for italic can be had almost everywhere, but I'm working on Gothic and Half-Unical.Give it a try if you're just a little rusty, or I think it's a fine way to start working on letters.

These are top of the line paper. The French-rule is nice for better handwriting, and all sorts of other uses. (I'm using mine as a grade book). The only negatives: the wire-binding gets in the way when writing on the back of a page. Also, you can't chose the color you get.All in all, I love them, but I get nicer journals for my favorite writing projects. (Like the Habanas.)

It's a real pleasure to write on french ruled paper again. Very high quality notebook, the best in my opinion.

I love this paper and the French rule is a kick! takes ink well with no bleed. It is just fun to use.

LOVE the s�yŠs ruling, and the 6.75 x 8.675 in size is great for journaling, writing practice, and so on for me - big enough to write a decent amount on each page, but not so big that it doesn't feel portable in my messenger bag or like i'm wasting a page if I'm just writing a list.Alas, though, the size doesn't work for the wirebound, for me. I think with this size, I'm better off with a staplebound book, because the wire makes me lose a good three columns' worth of writing space on the lefthand page, the way I hold my pen.

I bought my first Clairefontaine in a small town in France 2000 (yeah before the airline travel became a real travail!). Just needed something and this fit the need. Well of course in the small town in South i live in, not avaiable; never thought to try the internet. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT, paper is much better than my old love Moleskine, no bleed through (not sure of the scientific notation for this phenomena). I almost wish I had not found this website (do not know how I did), since I want everything. The Goulets love what they do and sell; I love pens, ink, paper and books in no specific order. Have to always buy the color of the ink they sign their orders in!!. It works!!

If you enjoy writing with fountain pens this is one of the few papers available that will really satisfy you and make you happy. I used to buy these wonderful notebooks in France. To find them here at a reasonable price was a very good surprise.

Product was delivered as described and in excellent condition. It was also very reasonably priced. I have had trouble finding this product in other places but recently have been able to rely on Goulet Pen Company to have it in stock.

Now I can take notes with a fountain pen without feathering etc. I never realized what cheap paper most notebooks are made of until I started using this one. I find myself taking notes I wouldn't ordinarily take just so I can write in this notebook.