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Posted by Pat in Virginia on April 17, 2007, 4:58 pm
Well, I've decided to start some 'red work' blocks so I
will have a neat project to carry around. I will just
make them until I have enough for a project, or until
it makes me nuts (if that happens) ... whichever comes
first. I will be using green floss for these first
blocks which will have a horticultural theme.
Question: what tools do you use to mark the designs on
the fabric? The book mentions fine, hard pencils OR
thin permanent ink. The latter scares me off. I guess
I'll go with the pencils. Any advice is welcome.
Thanks. PAT in Virginia
Go Hokies!!
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Posted by Mary on April 17, 2007, 5:32 pm
I always mark on fabric with pencil, and never have the least bit of
trouble washing it out later! Of course, I use a hard graphite
pencil, sharpened so I get a very thin line, and mark as lightly as I
can and still see the line. You might try this out on a piece of
scrap fabric just to be sure it pleases you, though!
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Posted by Patti on April 17, 2007, 5:38 pm
I used pencil. And remember the very fine (but not as fine as flour
grade) sandpaper to put underneath the fabric you are marking. It makes
such a huge difference.
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>Well, I've decided to start some 'red work' blocks so I will have a
>neat project to carry around. I will just make them until I have enough
>for a project, or until it makes me nuts (if that happens) ...
>whichever comes first. I will be using green floss for these first
>blocks which will have a horticultural theme.
>Question: what tools do you use to mark the designs on the fabric? The
>book mentions fine, hard pencils OR thin permanent ink. The latter
>scares me off. I guess I'll go with the pencils. Any advice is welcome.
>Thanks. PAT in Virginia
>Go Hokies!!
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska on April 17, 2007, 6:03 pm
I use thin-line pens in a permanent color to match the floss. Places
like Hobby Lobby have pens of every color in the scrap booking
department.
I marked a lot for Mom to embroider. She would have had trouble
seeing pencil lines.
joan
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Posted by Anne Rogers on April 17, 2007, 7:43 pm
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>I used pencil. And remember the very fine (but not as fine as flour grade)
>sandpaper to put underneath the fabric you are marking. It makes such a
>huge difference.
I've heard this sand paper tip before? where do you buy your sand paper? do
some LQS carry it? or is it definitely a trip to the hard ware store and if
it is, how on earth do you figure out what to buy?
Anne
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>neat project to carry around. I will just make them until I have enough
>for a project, or until it makes me nuts (if that happens) ...
>whichever comes first. I will be using green floss for these first
>blocks which will have a horticultural theme.
>Question: what tools do you use to mark the designs on the fabric? The
>book mentions fine, hard pencils OR thin permanent ink. The latter
>scares me off. I guess I'll go with the pencils. Any advice is welcome.
>Thanks. PAT in Virginia
>Go Hokies!!