Marking black quilts?

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10-09-2013, 11:20 PM

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QuiltnMyra

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I make a lot of quilts with black and use Sewline ceramic markers specially manufactured for the purpose.

10-10-2013, 02:05 AM

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ckcowl

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I use my sewline ceramic pencil- nice clear lines (ceramic leads come in white, green, pink) shows up well, doesn't skip, removes easily. Fons & Porter also sells the same pencil (it's a mechanical pencil you put the 'leads' in-easy to use)

10-10-2013, 02:20 AM

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NJ Quilter

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I use a Bohin mechanical pencil with white lead on dark fabrics. Not nearly as chalky as some other similar marking tools and is a very fine line. Now granted, I hand quilt vs machine but you might want to give it or something similar a try.

10-10-2013, 03:02 AM

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QuiltnNan

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Originally Posted by Judith1005

Slivers of bar soap work well on marking black quilts. And, up side is, you just wash it out or take a damp cloth to it. That's all I use. Haven't found anything that works better yet.

i use soap slivers on all my dark fabrics

10-10-2013, 04:37 AM

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QuiltE

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ckcowl

I just used the dark ceramic F+P pencil on yellow ... love it for the ease of use and thin line.
But how do you get it off now?
I was told to spritz and rub a little, but no, it doesn't. Any suggestions?
Please? and Thanks!