erasing chalk marks
#12
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This may be helpful......
http://www.ehow.com/how_8515887_remo...ors-chalk.html
Years ago, I would use baby powder on an oily spot to get rid of it. This always worked well. Then for some spots I have used 409. Never have tried to get colored chalk out. I hope you let us know what finally worked.
http://www.ehow.com/how_8515887_remo...ors-chalk.html
Years ago, I would use baby powder on an oily spot to get rid of it. This always worked well. Then for some spots I have used 409. Never have tried to get colored chalk out. I hope you let us know what finally worked.
#13
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Location: Rhode Island
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I ordered white tailor chalk. On the site it stated it was removable with the iron. I marked a black piece of fabric and the put the iron to it. Every bit of marking came out. I had used a yellow tailor chalk on a tote i was making and was unable to remove the mark. I washed it and it remained. I Guess we have to read the desciption before buying.
#15
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I never use colored chalk for the same reasons. But the purple (if quilting right away) or the blue (washes away with a spritz of water) work well in the white areas.
If you think the colored chalk is leaving a stain because of an oil in it, you might dust some corn starch on it and use a Q-tip to rub it in and get out by shaking it. I've also used a little oil release on a Q-tip and dab it on the stain when I've had some machine oil on the quilt.
If you think the colored chalk is leaving a stain because of an oil in it, you might dust some corn starch on it and use a Q-tip to rub it in and get out by shaking it. I've also used a little oil release on a Q-tip and dab it on the stain when I've had some machine oil on the quilt.
#17
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I know that lots of people use the Frixion pens but I am concerned about them as some have said that they can leave shadows after washing and that sometimes the lines return when quilts are subjected to cold. I have had good luck with Crayola brand washable markers. They have always washed out completely. I am careful about what colors I use-just in case. I don't use red or yellow.
#18
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Thanks to warnings I've seen from others on this board I never use the colored chalks. For colored fabric I use either white chalk/Chacopel thing or a sliver of soap. For white fabric I prefer to use one of those air vanishing purple pens-- you have to quilt right away with these if you live in a humid area since that makes them vanish more quickly than they are supposed to. I get around this problem by marking only a portion of my quilt at a time if I'm doing ruler work. If I need marks to help remind me where I am when just FMQing (not using rulers) on a larger quilt then I use safety pins to help me stay oriented instead of marking.
If if you do find something that will get out the marks left by colored chalks please post.
Rob
If if you do find something that will get out the marks left by colored chalks please post.
Rob
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