Also, if you’re using a fancy swashy font like that and the bits get too thin, I’ve been having great luck using Offset Path (Illustrator) or Outset Path (Inkscape) to bulk things up just a tiny bit – a point or a pixel will do it sometimes, and not significantly affect the overall look once the piece is finished.
Amusing note: I Googled to see what Offset Path was called in Inkscape, and what was the top hit? Jules’s tutorial!
