Staining Question...
#1
Ok, this morning I bought a quilting stencil for the SB Sue frame. Since it's on white, should I use the silver pencil or cinnamon. If I do use cinnamon is it going to stain the white cotton? I've worked too hard on this to ruin it now. I'm still undecided as to which of my new stencils I want to use. One is a rope like stencil on which I'll use the variegated gold colored thread & the other is a vine with leaves which I really feel should be done in forest green. I've got to lay it out & put one stencil on each side to see which I like better.
#8
I have made a small pounce using cinnamin, and had no problems. I just used a sq. of old fabric, put in a spoon full of cinnamin, and tied it with thread. It did not make any stains. However, I would do as was suggested, and try it on a sample of your cloth, to make sure. All fabrics are not created equal! I have trouble with a lot of the pencils not marking well for me. You can also get the regular pounce powder at quilt shops. I believe it was John Flynn on Simply Quilts who used cinnamin. Was also used in "the olden days" Good luck. I love SB Sue!
#9
Thank you everyone! I guess I'll stick with the silver pencil. Someone had told me about the cinnamon & I wasn't sure about it. Having used a lot of cinnamon in baking, it just seemed like a stain waiting to happen, but they said it washes right out. I'm not that brave after all the work that went into this quilt! I knew someone here would know! Thank you for your help!
#10
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If you use the silver one DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT iron---just the like the blue air/water erase ones iron/heat sets this pen.... Yep, I have a beautiful log cabin quilt I made that has silver color under every stitch of the quilting......
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