Hera Marker
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Hera Marker
This thing has been kicking around in my sewing room for years but I never had much success using it to mark a quilt top. I saw a pin on Pinterest on how to use it. Imagine my surprise when it actually worked for marking cross hatch lines so I could do the orange peel design on a pillow back. I always tried to just mark the top but it needs the batt under the top to show good lines. Here is a picture of the marks on a scrap so you can clearly see the lines. I will definitely use it more often now.[ATTACH=CONFIG]553684[/ATTACH]
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OK - this thread has solved a mystery for me. I inherited a little unknown thing-a-ma-bob which is about 3 inches long - didn't know what it was, but it was found in a box with some old tiny spools of thread. The previous owner was a very skilled quilter, I know that. The little bronze middle piece has Chinese characters marked on the other side. I put it with my sewing implements, thought it was a corner-pusher-outer when I used it to turn some fabric rightside out. Now I think it's a marker for the same function Tartan mentioned. One side has a flat surface, the other side, pictured, is slightly rounded. What else could it be?
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OK - this thread has solved a mystery for me. I inherited a little unknown thing-a-ma-bob which is about 3 inches long - didn't know what it was, but it was found in a box with some old tiny spools of thread. The previous owner was a very skilled quilter, I know that. The little bronze middle piece has Chinese characters marked on the other side. I put it with my sewing implements, thought it was a corner-pusher-outer when I used it to turn some fabric rightside out. Now I think it's a marker for the same function Tartan mentioned. One side has a flat surface, the other side, pictured, is slightly rounded. What else could it be?
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A lot of the notions that I've purchased has been because I saw it or them used by Eleanor Burns. I saw her using the Hera marker years ago and I especially like using it with my straight line quilting. I'm nowhere near mine at the moment but I also thought it said how to use it on the packaging (yes I do keep my original packaging).
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[QUOTE=Jane Quilter;7598305]I have never tried it. What makes it work? the thin edge or is the marker made out of a special material?[/QUOTE. i put the piece of fabric with a 80/20 batt behind it on my sewing table. I placed my ruler where I wanted the line and I used the thin curved edge to draw along the ruler (pressing firmly) pulling it towards myself. I have an arborite sewing table so I didn't have to worry about leaving marks on my table. I would protect the surface of a wood table.
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