What's your favorite marking pen?

[HomespunMary]

sewbug, how do you get the chalk off the fabric after you've done the quilting? Do you always wash your quilts, or is there another way to get it off?

[sewbug]

I use a fingernail cleaning brush and the chalk brushes off, not instantly but it does brush off.

[stormy]

Sewbug - the colored chalk sounds very useful. Went to the site, ordered the set.
Thanks.

[HomespunMary]

Thanks for the tip, sewbug! I would never have thought of the possibilty of using a fingernail cleaning brush... That's what's so great about this forum, there's always something new to learn!

[ipquilter]

Thanks for the tip! I recently bought three different marking products to use on black fabric. They all show up well, but I like the Clover pen the best. I've only tested for visibility so far, not removability (sp?). The Clover pen makes a very fine line. Gonna use it on my big ol' bargello as soon as we get settled in from moving.
Sherry

[carrieg]

If you use cold water on the Clover water soluble marks, they come out even better. I learned this in a class a few months ago.

Carol

[sewbug]

I have one of the Clover white marking pens but right out of the package it won't mark. It must be dried up?

[HomespunMary]

sewbug, the marks don't really show immediately. It takes some 10 to 30 seconds, maybe even a minute, before they show up. If they don't show then, I'm guessing your pen may be dry or something.

[Tiggersmom]

My friend uses the blue marking pen all the time and doesn't have any trouble.

A tip that I heard not too long ago.........use an eyebrow sharpener for your pens, not the one they sell you........as the eyebrow sharpener will not break the 'lead' in your chaulk pencils.

[Cathy32078]

Sewbug I have the Chalk & Cartridges and I love them. I have also removed the chalk using a pc. of batting like an eraser.