Originally Posted by
SB13
I do a lot of hand quilting and have always been leery of these pens as they come back with cold. I live where it gets really cold. Plus they were not made for material? I have used Roxanne chalk pencils for years and have even had problems with the silver one not coming out completely. Have tried all kinds of quilt marking pencils, and have trouble with everyone including using just a pencil lightly. There always seems to be a trace. Then I heard of people using crayola wash out markers. So I got a Pack. (ultimate washout). Took the darkest color in there and wrote all over several different light fabrics. Then I even ironed it, added steam as a lot of times I have to repress as I'm quilting. They washed out of every single piece of fabric I tried it on! Even used hot water as that is what I use for first time washing. They did say do not get the knock off brand, get Crayola, and they even come in a fine line to get into the stencil lines. I'm sold on them!
I found a set of washable crayolas at Dollar General yesterday for $1.50. I figured for that price I can test them to see if they'll come out of fabric. The sale only goes through today, I believe. I love doing red work and would like to use something that washes out. Sometimes I tweak the plan so I don't want to use permanent markers.