Does Anyone Do Crosshatch Writing?

[Sasha Royale]

I have astigmatism and am mildly dyslexic.

You might as well ask me to read a bowl of alphabet soup, as it is stirred.

It would be the fastest way for a pen pal to get a $25 gift certificate to

Staples.

[Harlequin]

LOL!

[Vulcan1066]

I used to have to translate letters written in this form. Most of the letters were from the late 1790's to early 1920's. Eventually you get the hang of reading it...eventually. I think it can be kinda fun but it is not somethin I would find myself doing on a regular basis.

[zemof]

NEVER heard of crosshatch writing before...and this totally amuses me...!

 

Can't remember if I got it write, it was either Charlotte Bronte or some other author who'd write in one direction, and turn 180 degrees to write in the lines between - a little ruse common back then to help save on paper. She wrote the entire Jane Eyre in that matter.

 

I've wrote over old writings in darker colours (since most I do are just random practise and doodling) but never in the crosshatch fashion. Guess I've got something new to try tomorrow...!

[tdzb36]

Can you give me look the example of crosshatch writing？！Thanks.......

[schin]

I found this little note in an article in the Writing section of the forum:

 

Crossing. —

Many persons, ladies especially, have a habit of crossing their letters. It is better not to do it. If one sheet is not large enough to hold all you have to say without crossing, take an extra half-sheet, or a sheet if need be. Crossing does not seem to be entirely respectful to your friend; for it implies (though he may not so understand it) that you do not think enough of him to use any more paper on his account. Besides, crossed writing is hard to read; and you have no right to task your friend’s eyesight and tax his time by compelling him to decipher it. Cross-lining came into use when paper was dear and postage high. Then there was some excuse for it. Now there is none.

(Full article)

[RonLyke]

My wife & I were in a grad school class. The professor said that, for the final exam, we could bring any notes that could fit on a 3 X 5 index card. My wife used crosshatch printing in the smallest imaginable size, 2 different colors. I think she needed a microscope to read it, but she aced the course. The professor got a chuckle out of it, too.

[e-beth]

I've heard of crossing or cross-hatching before, but I hang out on letter-writing blogs sometimes. It certainly gives your brain a workout trying to read it! I think the idea of using two colors is good, but red and green are a bad combination if you are writing to men of European ancestry. About 8% of men of European ancestry have red-green colorblindness. Both of my brothers and two of my nephews are colorblind and, for them, using red and green ink would look the same as using all red or all green ink.