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| Bohin chalk pencil, Frixion pen, and Hera marker |
On the light backgrounds I am using the hera marker to make a slight crease in the fabric. It's easy to see and doesn't result in any marks to remove on the light fabric.
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| hand quilting bow ties |
Today I will be happily hand quilting more bow ties.
What are you working on? We love to see your hand stitching projects, and cheer you on in making slow progress.
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18 comments:
Very nice! I don't really have any hand projects on the go right now, which is so unlike me. I don't sit still well, and lately when I do, I've been reading for a change. I really must dig out some handwork., you've inspired me ;)! XO
Would like to see photos & report on quilts you entered in Paris Fair.
Your stitching is looking so neat!
I find on some dark fabrics the frixion pens leave light marks but I love them for most things
Love seeing these little bow ties come to life!
My slow stitching for today will be marking, so your post is quite timely. I have a lot of HSTs to make, and I'll be using my TV time to mark lines.
enjoy the quilting today :)
It's interesting to see how you mark up Kathy - I'm about to buy my first Hera marker. The shop owner very kindly let me try hers to see what it was like and I was surprised at how well it marked. I wonder if it's as good for curves as it would seem to be for straight lines? I tend to use pencil (can be a bit of a pain to remove) or tailor's chalk - must get a chalk pen too! Enjoy your quilting today :)
love your bow tie block
Heading to our local quilt show for the day. Taking along hexies in case I can sit and stitch. But I have to see the show, shop the vendors, take in the tea room and work 2 hours. Hope I have time for it all!!!!
I was happy to hear you have trouble seeing the hera marker - me too!
Happy Stitching!
I'm new to the Hera marker, but liking it so far. I like the Bohin marker a lot. I love Frixon pens, but am starting to try different methods when possible.
I always appreciate hearing about the success or failure of different marking pens. There are so many choices now, I always feel nervous about pens that I haven't experimented with myself.
Although I have no blog now, I still continue to enjoy yours and most Sundays I am slow stitching. Today I am putting together a lone star, with papers. I made one by machine in MArch, it nerly drove me crazy with the un-picking needed to get it lined up! EPP is the way to go :-)
I use the hera marker if I'm marking straight lines or dark or light. For other than straight lines I use chalk on dark or mechanical pencil on light.
I like the chalk marker especially if drawing a curve. I haven't tried the hera marker. I get a little nervous using new markers as I sometimes find the fade too quickly or don't fade or wash out at all.
Just out of curiosity, Kathy, what do you mark with when you're working with wool? I know it must vary depending on the color...just as with cotton fabric. I haven't ever tried a hera marker! It looks intriguing. And since I'm a collector of gadgets . . . !! :)
Thanks for hosting! I tend to prefer chalk as well, or masking tape, because of ease of "mark" removal. I'm very curious about this Hera marker though. Do you have to stitch without a hoop so that the marks don't stretch back out? Please and thank you!
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