Pencil for needle turn appliqué?
03-11-2011, 06:29 PM
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Going to the Sarasota quilt show tomorrow, maybe some of the vendors will have some........... hope so!
Originally Posted by FQ Stash Queen
I just googled Clover Fabric Folding Pen, and that's it, at the amazingly low price of $11.00, with new reviews and not enough info to answer our questions. Hopefully someone has used it..
03-11-2011, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Blinky
Someone was telling me today about a chaulk type pencil that they used to go around their freezer paper appliqué piece and it keeps it from fraying. She couldn't remember the name....she said it wasn't Roxanne. She said you go around the freezer paper with this pencil (it's white) and then you heat set it with an iron which hardens it. This keeps the edges from fraying while needle turning the appliqué piece. Does anyone know the name of the pencil she was talking about?
03-11-2011, 06:46 PM
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I do alot of needle turn, so this sounds interesting. I'll let you all know
Originally Posted by Blinky
Cool Whinnytoo....keep us updated. The way this lady talked you heat set it with an iron and it made the fabric stiff and it would be easy to fold your appliqué under and not fray.
03-11-2011, 06:49 PM
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I found the Clover pen on eBay for around 8.00 with shipping and just ordered two of them...sure hope it works :0). Here is the link :
http://cgi.ebay.com/Clover-Fabric-Fo...1#ht_500wt_689
http://cgi.ebay.com/Clover-Fabric-Fo...1#ht_500wt_689
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