I am creating a ketubah for Merissa and Benjamin as a wedding gift. The wedding will be bs"d January 11, 2009 in Atlanta, Ga.
Merissa wants a smallish document; a text about 9" x 12" with a simple border of brown, yellow and a splash of red.
The first step, after choosing a creme colored watercolor paper, is the laying out of the text. The smallest nib that I can write with, see well and still have crisp hairlines is a #4 Mitchell. Using quadrille paper to rough out the first lines, I find that I can write each entire name on a line of 9", so this can be the width of the text. Leaving about 4 inches for the top border, I mark the middle of the width of the paper. I then mark 4.5 inches on each side and draw vertical lines to mark the sides that will enclose the text. Next using a mm ruler, I measure and then draw the guidelines. I am now ready to start writing out the ketubah.
The first step, after choosing a creme colored watercolor paper, is the laying out of the text. The smallest nib that I can write with, see well and still have crisp hairlines is a #4 Mitchell. Using quadrille paper to rough out the first lines, I find that I can write each entire name on a line of 9", so this can be the width of the text. Leaving about 4 inches for the top border, I mark the middle of the width of the paper. I then mark 4.5 inches on each side and draw vertical lines to mark the sides that will enclose the text. Next using a mm ruler, I measure and then draw the guidelines. I am now ready to start writing out the ketubah.
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