Review on Dritz 667 Tailors Marking Set by Kelly Caballes

Now I'm making 40 small zippered bags that are only 4" x 4" and have an embroidered design on the front. The fabric is dark purple in color and marking the pattern placement is crucial to align it on the backing where the temporary adhesive is applied. Both my wax tailor's chalk and clay chalk made the lines too thick, even after I sharpened them. A white fabric marker I tried failed, and I've never had a wooden tailor's pencil that sharpened and ended up with a point that didn't snap right away. This automatic fine line pen was my last resort and it works great. The embroidery lines up with little or no needle adjustment and once it's done I use a pencil with a template I made out of cardboard to trace the outline to cut the piece to the exact size, zipper position and the both to mark fold lines. all at the same time. This saves me hours with different rulers and clamp marks I used to make. Chalk seems to wear out quickly, but that's the nature of chalk. The chalk came off easily when I used a cotton swab soaked in water. One review noted that there were problems using the pencil on light-colored fabric. I use Kona cotton, which is a tighter weave, but I think it pairs well with any good quilted cotton. I would do a preliminary test for use on synthetic or cotton fabrics. Revain doesn't seem to have a retailer for the parts that Dritz makes, but Joann Fabrics says they sell it, and I can also get it from Wawak, where I buy some of my other sewing and sewing supplies (they also give a discount on purchasing large quantities of certain items). I'm so happy with this pen that I'm considering buying one for each color of crayon so I don't have to waste time replacing it in the same spot. Pencil. Another tip: if the crayon stops advancing, don't pull it out and throw it away. Simply slide the new piece into the barrel from the top and keep pushing it until it meets the old piece. It may take several tries for the old part to stabilize at the end, but it can be used until the new part closes the gap inside the barrel. My tailoring teacher years ago was a proponent of eliminating waste, and 50 years later I still have a habit of stashing scraps of fabric, vintage patterns (for now), and hand sewing needles precut with myriad thread colors of thread, which I think I should only save in case something has to be sewn on a button or a seam has to be reworked because the thread is "still good".