Originally Posted by mimisharon
The pounce pad is the easiest to use. I've used my quilting/sewing marking pencils to trace or draw the design on by outlining the stencils, but it's time consuming. Don't get the colored chalk, only use the white because the color sets (still) if you press it before washing.
I've had good results using the pouncer.
Sharon
If you need to mark light fabric, where the white chalk doesn't show, your safest chalk color is the grey rather than the blue. Blue chalk can be tricky to wash out. I am not crazy about the Pounce pad, as it is messy and the chalk seems to scatter. You definitely can only mark a small area at a time. One trick I learned to prevent the chalk from scatteriing all over is to lightly mist your fabric with water before using the Pounce pad. Hope this helps. You can, of course, mark stencils with a pencil, but it is very time consuming.