how to sharpen fabric marking pencils?
Lobo
everything (including a jack knife....which works about the best). I
sharpen and the lead immediately falls out about 1/8" below the wood.
Wayne and Sharon Harper
(pink/white/blue) of which I find only the pink is any good. I have found
that an ordinary pencil sharpener is the best but it must be one of the all
metal ones. Sharpen gently until you just see the point come past the wood,
give it one tiny extra twist, send a prayer to the Gods and voila!
Sharon from Melbourne Australia
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Jessamy
ones.. one hole is for normal pencils and the other is for coloured pencils
HTH
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Kathy Riley
>everything (including a jack knife....which works about the best)
My trick is to use an emery board (nail file). I initially use an electric
pencil sharpener if there is no point on the new pencil. When that point gets
dull, I use the emery board to file it into a chisel point. It works great,
and saves a tremendous amount of pencil.
I think you're gonna lone this tip....<grin>
Kathy
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like no one's watching !"
Wendy Kelly Budd
Ok, I missed the colored pencil sharpener at my store. Is it labeled in
some way? I do have a double-holed sharpener, one side is considerable
larger than a regular pencil, but my colored pencils are regular pencil
sized. Do you use the larger side even for slim colored pencils?
-Wendy* in N.Ca.
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PhilipAllen
a pencil sharpener, but only to get to the lead and not to a point. I've not
been too careful with mine over the years :-)
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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Linda Campbell
overpriced (about $1.00 for 2), and works like a charm!!!!!
When you sharpen the pencil, the "lead"
Does Not Break!!!
Not even under hard use!!!! And, it keeps the point very well. And sharpen
sharp enough to fit in the little grooves on the stencil.
They come two in a tube - one white and one a silvery color. And I bought
them at my LQS, although I am sure they are in all the catalogues.
Between those two pencils and a box of Crayola washables, I can mark
anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda and the Gang in SF
Jessamy
Susan Weaver
guidelines?
Thanks.
Suzy
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>> Roxanne's Quilter's Choice pencils. Yes, a Roxanne's product that is not
>> overpriced (about $1.00 for 2), and works like a charm!!!!!
>>
>> When you sharpen the pencil, the "lead"
>> Does Not Break!!!
>>
Gosh! I wish I knew how to sharpen Roxanne's pencils *without* them
breaking------------it happens to me often! I use a pencil sharpener
rather than a knife-----what do you use?
Elma in Glasgow, Scotland
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experience of Pat Cambell's white marking pencils?
Linda Campbell
red had taken a couple of washings to remove.
I usually use the blue and have had no trouble getting the color out.
I usually soak my quilts in a quarter cup of Biz dissolved in a bathtub full of
warm water for at least 12 hours before proceeding further in the wash
process. Have had no problems with either pencil marks, Crayola marks or
Roxanne marks. I love Biz!!!!!!
Linda and the Gang in SF
Linda Campbell
large, one small. Purchased in the make-up section of the store for use with
eyebrow pencils, etc.
I have never had a lead break while sharpening, or just after sharpening.
Maybe you are pushing too hard?? Holding the pencil crooked?? Not standing on
one foot only???? (bg)
Linda and the Gang in SF
Kathy
Sounds like the "lead" is broken in several places. I use a regular hand
pencil sharpener on my fabric marking pencils (chalk, quilter's pencil,
and blacklight) and never have that kind of problem.
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>A 79 cent pencil sharpener from the grocery store. Plastic, two holes - one
>large, one small. Purchased in the make-up section of the store for use with
>eyebrow pencils, etc.
>
>I have never had a lead break while sharpening, or just after sharpening.
>
>Maybe you are pushing too hard?? Holding the pencil crooked?? Not standing on
>one foot only???? (bg)
>
>Linda and the Gang in SF
>
Probably its the "foot thing" <LOL> !!!!!
I just wondered if perhaps I had dropped it and the chalk had
shattered within the pencil?
Kathy
> Maybe you are pushing too hard?? Holding the pencil crooked?? Not
> standing on one foot only????
No, no, no, you have to have the tip of your tongue sticking out at just
the right angle! ;)
Taria
worked in a museum and that is what they use for lots of the laces and such.
It is wonderful stuff.
I used the washable markers for one quilt and although
the quilt was done really fast some of the colors seemed to take some
work to get out. I think if they had been on longer or gotten heated in a sunny
window they could have been a problem. I guess when they say to test it is
a good idea. That is pretty tough with scrappy tops though.
Taria
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Helen in MN (I use an eyebrow pencil sharpener that I got free from
Clinique- back when I wore makeup.
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Lobo
lead fell out just like on other pencils.
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> Roxanne's Quilter's Choice pencils. Yes, a Roxanne's product that is not
> overpriced (about $1.00 for 2), and works like a charm!!!!!
>
Nurse Ratched
>guidelines?
Always test, just to be sure, but I've never had them fail to wash out
completely and easily. Obviously, if you are making a WUH, or something else
that you can't/won't wash, they are not suitable. They are the best !!!!
Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
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Sharon Gates
the only type of sharpener I haven't tried. I think it might be the way to
go because of the delicacy of the lead - make-up pencils are quite soft. I
find the whole thing SO frustrating.
Sharon in Montreal
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Sharon Gates
the only type of sharpener I haven't tried. I think it might be the way to
go because of the delicacy of the lead - make-up pencils are quite soft. I
find the whole thing SO frustrating.
Sharon in Montreal
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Linda Campbell
approach!!!!
Snorfling,
Linda and the Gang in SF
Susanne Hackbarth
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> everything (including a jack knife....which works about the best). I
> sharpen and the lead immediately falls out about 1/8" below the wood.
>
have been in a throwing away mode for the past week. Started in my
sewing/knitting machine room last week. I found a Quilting pencil and was
going to post a note and aske if anyone uses them. It looks like a lot of
you do. It is a General's Quilter Pencil, made in the USA. I just sharpened
it with an Electric pencil sharpener, and it did good. I must have bought it
in the 70's for my first quilt, which was a Red, White & Blue, log cabin
quilt. Speaking of pencils:
http://www.quilterscache.com/Crayon_PencilBlock.html
Susanne
Dragonfly
colored insides. The only thing that has worked for me is to buy colored
pencils (or fabric marking pencils) that say something about "extra-thick
lead" or use a mechanical pencil -- the type with the little metal "sleeve"
that encases the lead most of the way down.
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Lobo
I'll try fine instead ... an amazing amount of the "lead" comes off with
just a little pressure.
I've used makeup sharpeners too, but didn't have good luck with them. I
very well might be pushing the pencil in too hard ... or not sticking my
tongue out far enough ;)
Thanks for all the feedback!
Dragonfly
happens to me a lot, too. Maybe I'm pushing and twisting so hard that I am
breaking the lead all by myself.....!
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Ruth in Happy Camp
makeup pencils, and some of the colored art pencils. The "leads" would
stick to the blade and pull off. Now, if I'd put them in the freezer for a
while, I'll bet they'd have sharpened much better.
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Sharon Stearns
Sharon from Lansing, Michigan
Marissa Vignali
PhilipAllen wrote:
> Don't let them get knocked about, the lead breaks inside very easily. I use
> a pencil sharpener, but only to get to the lead and not to a point. I've not
> been too careful with mine over the years :-)
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Marissa Vignali
those marks will come out?' but they did! I just dumped it in the washer, making sure
the water was cold...
Taria wrote:
> I used the washable markers for one quilt and although
> the quilt was done really fast some of the colors seemed to take some
> work to get out. I think if they had been on longer or gotten heated in a sunny
> window they could have been a problem. I guess when they say to test it is
> a good idea. That is pretty tough with scrappy tops though.
> Taria
>
>
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