Originally Posted by
bearisgray
Have you tried erasing them with a pencil eraser?
Some erasers are more effective than others. It's also quite a bit of effort, but I found that erasing did at least lighten some of the marks.
I have since learned to mark * lightly * !
Erasing worked for me too. The pencil marks weren't set with an iron first though, and I had to be careful with bias edges. A little of the lead did sink into the threads, but that came out with the normal wash.