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so many choices. :)
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I am also a hand quilter and use the quilter pencils as well. I've never had a problem with them.
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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
I do a lot of hand quilting and I use quilter's pencils- usually the one that looks like a regular pencil.
I haven't had any problems. I don't really trust the kind that are inky and wash out. I could be wrong on this but I've always worried about the ink reappearing. |
bought the Fons & Porter pencil with both the brown and the white leads...don't use anything else since getting this one........
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Staples has a series of pins by Piolit. They are in a pkg of three. Black, Red' Purple, They mark just like a ball point. Then when you are finished the iron takes the mark out instatly. I also us the Sewline.
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I always use the Berol pencils to mark my quilting lines. It comes in sliver or white or the Ultimate Marking Pencil . Both of these wash out very nice. The Berol pencil has to be sharpened often and the Ultimate Marking Pencil has a lead in it, I have never had a problem with either.
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Originally Posted by MaggieLou
I have been using the quilters gray pencil for years. I don't like any of the latest marking tools. They usually fade too soon or not at all, don't wash out and most are too hard to see. Got a good idea from a dressmaker the other day. She uses nothing but old fashioned school chalk in all colors as needed. She keeps a small pencil sharpener close and sharpens the chalk to a fine drawing line. I'm going to WM today for chalk. What have I got to lose?
I have used regular old blackboard chalk to mark when sewing clothes - except for it coming out on your hands - it works well and you have a variety of colors to pick from. Marysewfun |
I am really in love with the Pilot FRIXION pen, It apparently was not meant for quilters but we have found it, it is like a felt tip sort of, but when you are done with the marks, you just touch it with a warm iron, and VOILA it is gone. I think it is great.
Someone told me to be careful that when the fabric gets cold it will come back, I haven't found this. .. but so touch it with warm iron again.PS some quilt shops have it , but I found it at Staples. Rita |
I'd do a search on here for Frixion pens before you try them out. I've read mixed reviews.
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Yeah, I think I'm leaning toward the Sewline pencils. I'm just really leery of ink of any type.
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I have just found the most wonderful marking mens made by Pilot. They are the Pilot FriXion Erasable Gel Pen. (Stock #31557). They come 3 to a pack at Target for a little over $5.00. They are so awesome because you can mark on the fabric, yes even on the right side, let it stay on there for many weeks and then just touch it with a warm iron and "Bingo", all the markings are completely gone. At the bottom of the pack it says Rollergel. The packs come with either a red, black and blue one or a red, orange and black one. I Love, love, love them.
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I have found that "mark be gone" works real good. Just wipe with a damp cloth.
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I use bar soap slivers for marking lines, and make myself little "chalk bags" out of leftover fabric and baby powder for the stencilling. I use cinnamon in the bag if I'm stencilling onto white or light fabric. Then throw the bag into the dishtowel drawer (or the pile of placemats). I'm cheap and I know it, but it works for me :) I have also tried school chalk, but could never get the marking end thin enough, and I kept breaking it. I need a gentler touch to use that, but it would be great to mark with if I could ease up on the tension.
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save your slivers of left over soap, let them dry out and use them to marker darker fabrics. The thin slivers are the best. You can make a pretty fine line. Then they wash out when your done.
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Originally Posted by barb55
I like Sewfine. After you sew through the marked line, you can brush it off or use the eraser it has with it.
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You only need 2-3 and possibly 4 marking pencils. And stay away from Yellow.
White and light grey Mult Pastel chalk Pencils. Possibly the Sketch and Wash black graphite pencil (all from General Pencil Co) and the ceramic mechanical pencil in white. And of course a good old #2 or better #2.5 And the wash out pen. To me all the colors are a waste of money. And keep them sharp. I mark about 13" and hit the sharpener. |
Originally Posted by SparkMonkey
I've got a small assortment of the basic "colored pencil" style of dressmaking pencils, and I hate them. They don't mark the fabric unless I mash it hard, and then it makes a fat line and distorts the weave of the threads. They do wash out, but they're basically useless if they're not going to mark easily.
I love handquilting, and I'd like to incorporate more complex stitch patterns into my quilts (I'd prefer to draw them on, rather than stenciling). I would like to find a pencil or chalk or something that can mark in a fine line, is *not* air soluble, and will wash out (obviously). I don't trust the washable ink markers, but if you can reassure me that they'll wash out completely, I might give it a go. Any ideas? |
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