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    Old 12-09-2017, 07:49 AM
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    Default Have you used a sharpdraw pencil for marking?

    Lee Valley and Amazon are selling a carpenter's marking pencil which looks like a potential fabric marking pencil. I'm wondering if there are any opinions on how well they work. Lee Valley's price is best. Thanks for any opinions. 😇
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    Old 12-09-2017, 07:56 AM
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    Looked it up on Amazon, and at $48 CAD it looks too pricey for me to want to give it a try.
    Besides, from the way I read it, it appears to just be a fancy lead pencil.

    Unless there is something that I am missing?
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    Old 12-09-2017, 09:21 AM
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    So it is basically an exacto knife but with lead instead of a blade. I can't see how it would be any better then a Walmart pump pencil myself.
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    Old 12-09-2017, 12:23 PM
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    Amazon does sell something called,"General's Sketch and Wash" (#588) pencils that I have found very nice for marking. Sold in boxes of 12, if I remember rightly. The lead is washable with just soap and water and soft enough not to pull and squew material. Love them and so do friends that I gifted pencils to. Used to be about $18.(US) for the box.
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    Old 12-11-2017, 10:19 AM
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    Originally Posted by Freckles48
    Amazon does sell something called,"General's Sketch and Wash" (#588) pencils that I have found very nice for marking. Sold in boxes of 12, if I remember rightly. The lead is washable with just soap and water and soft enough not to pull and squew material. Love them and so do friends that I gifted pencils to. Used to be about $18.(US) for the box.
    These sound very interesting. Have you ever tried them for tracing embroidery patterns onto light colored fabric?
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