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Old 05-14-2015, 02:22 PM
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Prism99
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I have read posts that say white chalk works pretty well. It's kids' chalk, and you can sharpen the point with a pencil sharpener. Haven't tried it myself, though.

Beware of the blue markers -- make sure you rinse out *thoroughly* with water (not just misting). I unpacked a white muslin top I had marked with the blue pen before quilting and there are very weird brown dots in the quilting lines. I obviously thought I had rinsed it well, but clearly I had not rinsed it evenly. Parts of the top have no markings; other parts have brown dots. There is no rhyme or reason I can see to the dots, other than being associated with the quilting lines, so I assume I was not as thorough as I thought when I rinsed.

Edit: I have used white soap slivers to mark dark fabrics. The soap has to be old and dried out. Not sure how well they would work with a stencil, though. My biggest problem is that the edge of the soap would get flattened pretty fast, so my lines often ended up thick.
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