dmarina

What marking pen &/or pencil is best to use on light &/or white fabric? Thanks in advance for ANY info. Diane

Jingle

I use the white,blue,ruby colored pencils made for marking fabrics, they come those three colors in one package. You will need a sharpener for fat pencils. Be careful not to drop them, it will break up the 'lead' in them.

eparys

I have two that I use regularly. I have two SewLines - one Green and one White. Have to admit - I use the Green more often than the white, But I also use a regular lead 5mm Pencil sometimes as well.

virtualbernie

Me 2 :thumbup:

ckcowl

i use a regular lead pencil- i've (wasted my money) on many different marking tools- all because someone recommended them or they said (for quilting) for what ever reason-
i always wind up going back to a good ole pencil- i've never had a problem removing pencil lines- i've had lots of problems removing (specialty marking tools)

my only advice is---
what ever you choose to use- test it on a small area first to make sure it will come out---just because the packaging says it will does not mean it really will---and be careful to read the (don'ts)===some of them disappear if touched with a iron- some are permenently set with one- some disappear with water- others set in---
always test---every time---just because it washed out of the last quilt you made does not automatically mean it will come out of the next one...always test= and try new things to find what (WORKS FOR YOU)

mjsylvstr

I finally bought the Fons & Porter mechanical pencil and have both the white and the brown leads.

At times, on certain fabrics, I use my regular lead pencil but really prefer the F&P pencil.

If I am doing something immediately, I may use the disappearing pencil.....and then don't have to worry about removing it.

NJ Quilter

I'm with Ckcowl - I use a regular pencil - #2 soft lead. I do use a mechanical pencil though so I don't have to sharpen it all the time. When I have very dark fabric I will use the white mechanical pencil by Bohin (sp). I, also, have never had an issue removing the lead pencil lines from any fabric be they LQS quality or lesser quality fabrics.

I can't tell you how many other marking pencils/tools I have stashed in various places and never use. I could probably open up my own marking tool store!

hairquilt

Pounce is great. I have the white for darks & blue for the lights!!

Agatha

I like the Sewlines best. Come in different colors and come out in the wash.

vickster

i recently discovered pilot frixion erasable gel pens it says on package remove by friction. when ironed the ink totally disappears. i have a set in black, blue,red,green,purple,pink,orange and brown since i iron my block when finished they are perfect. they also erase by using the rubber end.