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Since my earlier post on fabric markers and my general disappointment with them, I have been pointed in the direction of wax-free tracing paper. This comes in a limited variety of colors and does indeed wash out completely. The problem is of course working with tracing paper as opposed to just a marker of some type. In addition, the marks are faint. I stand by my earlier conclusion that there is no one really good solution to the fabric marking problem. dks, 11 Nov 2025

I am fortunate to have an entire bedroom in this Dusty Old House to use as a craft room. It is just a bit unfortunate that every wall has at least 1 door or window; makes it a bit difficult to arrange furniture. When I moved everything into the room, I just put the furniture pieces wherever they would fit without much attention to how they would work together. Later I rearranged and things are now in much better configuration. That's the footprint. The current problem is that

Which fabric markers do you use? Following is a run-down on those I have tried but am dissatisfied with. Chalk markers Beautiful clear lines easy to see when stitching. They appear to be permanent as I have laundered repeatedly and not been able to get rid of the chalk. My conclusion: use only on the wrong side of the project. Heat erasable pens Nice clear lines. Ink disappears when touched with a hot iron. However, the ink is still there and will become visible again when it

While this web site, DustyOldHouse.com , is primarily about my blog journaling my creative adventures, I also intend to use it as a resource for tracking things that I find interesting or helpful along the way. Toward that end I have established the following additional pages: Books A list of Amazon.com links for books that I have found. I am not an Amazon affiliate and derive no income from these books in any way. Crafting Supplies Another Amazon.com link list from which I