Favorite way to accurately mark dark fabrics
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Crayons Ultra Clean crayons. I swear by them. They wash out even more easily than the markers. I have a 24 pack & can pick white, yellow, pink or whatever I can best see. Plus, the raised texture from the crayon & shininess of them seems to offer extra help with visibility. Only downside is you need a crayon sharpener & they do not ever give you a super fine line. They're good to within 1/16" and wash out with plain water.
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Here is what I use on light OR dark fabrics. It can be seen with light to the side - not shining directly down on the quilt -- and can be washed out. I've used them for years!!
http://www.dickblick.com/products/ge...d-wash-pencil/
Jan in VA
http://www.dickblick.com/products/ge...d-wash-pencil/
Jan in VA
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The fat Ultra Clean crayons might fare better, but you will get a drawn line that is 1/4 - 1/2" thick & I'm not sure where you'll find a crayon sharpener for the fat crayons. But at least if you buy them & they don't work for your quilting, you'll know they'll be put to good use. That's what grabbed my attention. I keep my "quilting crayons" in my sewing bin, but I bought them figuring if they were a bust I could pass them along to my 2 year old niece & she'd put them to good use. Of course, I haven't let her anywhere near them since I bought them 15 months ago.
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