Shawl Every Day 2021 - Day 37 - Marking fabric

There are a few different tools I use to mark fabric, which have varying levels of success on different colors of fabric.
From top to bottom:

• Hera fabric marker

• Regular pencil

• Blue water soluble pencil (I actually don’t use this one, but I did find it in my kit)

• White water soluble pencil

• Disappearing ink fabric marker, both air and water soluble

The Hera marker doesn’t use ink, it more creases the fabric and sort of presses it down to make a little bit of a shiny line. It shows up fairly well on all 3 shades of fabric, and it is easier to see in person rather than in the photo.

A regular pencil works great, but it is not removable. This works better for things like cut lines rather than sew lines.

The white pencil is pretty much the only thing that will work on black fabrics other than the Hera. This version is water soluble, which means it will come off with spray or a steam iron.

The disappearing ink marker has 2 modes. The purple is both air and water soluble, which means that while water will work, it will also just disappear over time, which can be a huge problem. The blue side works similarly to the white or blue pencils.

Shawl pattern is Be Confident by Hanna Maciejewska