I use a square of tailor's chalk for most of my marking needs. I have also heard of using a piece of old fashion soap (like Ivory) for marking fabric. Karen
---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Nordtorp-Madson, Michelle A." <manordto...@stthomas.edu> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] marking tools Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:15:00 +0000 I still use the tried and true (and, yes, somewhat time-consuming) method of basting through the pattern, leaving loops, and then cutting the treads so you get bits on both pieces of cloth. It is kind of the ultimate in control for me. I also use the square of chalk, since you can use a sharp knife to make a really narrow edge on them, although they need to be "sharpened" frequently. They are great along a straight edge. On 1/12/12 8:07 AM, "Land of Oz" <lando...@netins.net> wrote: >I've just about had it with the standard pencil type marking instruments >at >JoAnn's. If you try to sharpen them enough to make a detailed line, the >chalk breaks off. If you try to leave the end wide and blunt, you can't >make >anything but the most basic dots. > >What do you pros out there use? I have a wheel and marking paper, but >that's >really hard on the pattern tissues and I like to re-use them if possible. > >What's your favorite and where do you get it? > >thanks >Denise >Iowa > >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >h-costume@mail.indra.com >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ____________________________________________________________ Groupon™ Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f0eeca2be0d38e4dast04duc _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
