Pens and paper - having to choose the right one!

Well I have started to write up the Memoir. Not as easy as I thought as I found, after I had dismembered the note book from America , that fountain pen bled through the paper. I have moved to Uni Ball (other brands of pen available!) and have now found that this bleeds through other lined paper I am using...... so hello BIRO!!
My hand and shoulder are still a problem so I can only do a little at a time. After trying different things I have decided to add photos directly into the text as it is hard to work out two page spreads as I don't know how many pages the book will end  up with. Today I did a small amount of writing and started work on the cover which I will reveal next blog. My husband is proof reading and I am pleased that I am not making too many errors. He is enjoying using a red pen!
The fabric I started dyeing is finished and looks like a spice market. I am beginning to sew bits together and overlay colours and have decided to hand sew. This is a project to do alongside the Memoir and it might involve some block printing too. My commission work is beginning to reappear so I am using the last of the waiting time between projects to write the Memoir.