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Molly Suber Thorpe’s headshot: a young woman with dark hair, smiling, wearing a black shirt, earrings, and a necklace, on a boat with water and sky in the background.

I’m Molly, a calligrapher, teacher, and author specializing in modern calligraphy, historical scripts, and handwriting. In addition to designing custom lettering for clients, I write books, teach classes, and create tools for people who want to reconnect with the pleasure of writing by hand.

Practice calligraphy and handwriting your way

I offer a range of resources so you can learn at your own pace, in a format you choose: online courses, calligraphy workbooks, printable practice sheets, video tutorials, and more. All are designed to make practicing lettering and handwriting creatively rewarding—and many are available for free.


Calligraphy Books

How-to guides on modern calligraphy and cursive handwriting designed for focused, repeatable practice.

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Online Courses

Structured calligraphy classes, in both analog and digital formats, from beginner to advanced techniques.

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Free Practice Sheets

A library of free alphabet, flourishing, and penmanship worksheets for practicing on paper or screen.

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Lessons & Reflections

Step-by-step tutorials, video lessons, favorite writing tools, and reflections on the value of writing by hand.

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iPad Lettering Tutorials

Free video and written tutorials for learning digital calligraphy and lettering layout design with Procreate.

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Procreate Brushes

Digital writing tools for calligraphy, illustrative lettering, and handwriting practice on the iPad.

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A spread of overlapping calligraphy practice papers, showing cursive and decorative hand letter styles, with calligraphy tools including pens and an iPad with Procreate.

Enter your email and I’ll send you the link to Molly’s Lettering Toolkit, a library of free printable calligraphy worksheets, fancy alphabets, flourishing exercises, brushes, cursive practice pages, and more.

Molly Suber Thorpe, with black hair and glasses, teaching a modern calligraphy workshop in Boston. She is leaning over a student and writing in a notebook while the students around her at a table watch the lesson.

Calligraphy is a mindful practice as much as it is a visual art. That belief informs all the books I write, the classes I teach, and the resources I design. My aim is to give you tools that are both technically useful and creatively sustaining, whether you’re learning your first strokes or returning to the page with years of experience.

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