marking with bar soap
#1
well I finally tried it and wish I'd been doing it for years! it worked waaaay better than I thought it would, shows up on all but white. sometimes when you sew on the marking lines it doesn't wash out, I needed to sew on all the lines and certainly didn't want the lines to show forever so I tried it, it kept a good edge longer than I thought it would which is why I never tried it, so this morning I bathed with that little thin bar again so I could sharpen up the edges to finish my project.
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
#2
Originally Posted by kathy
well I finally tried it and wish I'd been doing it for years! it worked waaaay better than I thought it would, shows up on all but white. sometimes when you sew on the marking lines it doesn't wash out, I needed to sew on all the lines and certainly didn't want the lines to show forever so I tried it, it kept a good edge longer than I thought it would which is why I never tried it, so this morning I bathed with that little thin bar again so I could sharpen up the edges to finish my project.
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
#3
My aunt used to mark all her quilts with soap slivers. But she always used a plain white bar of Ivory soap.
I don't know if the colored type of soaps with softeners and deodorant additives would wash out as easily, but you could test it.
I don't know if the colored type of soaps with softeners and deodorant additives would wash out as easily, but you could test it.
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Originally Posted by kathy
well I finally tried it and wish I'd been doing it for years! it worked waaaay better than I thought it would, shows up on all but white. sometimes when you sew on the marking lines it doesn't wash out, I needed to sew on all the lines and certainly didn't want the lines to show forever so I tried it, it kept a good edge longer than I thought it would which is why I never tried it, so this morning I bathed with that little thin bar again so I could sharpen up the edges to finish my project.
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
#8
Originally Posted by loopywren
Originally Posted by kathy
well I finally tried it and wish I'd been doing it for years! it worked waaaay better than I thought it would, shows up on all but white. sometimes when you sew on the marking lines it doesn't wash out, I needed to sew on all the lines and certainly didn't want the lines to show forever so I tried it, it kept a good edge longer than I thought it would which is why I never tried it, so this morning I bathed with that little thin bar again so I could sharpen up the edges to finish my project.
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
just goes to show you, old dogs can learn new tricks if they have a reason!
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