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Hi all,
I don't actually want to grid out the pattern on my material but I would like to make a few key marks at various places across my aida.
BUT, I need it to be washable. Water soluble is key with one of these.
What would you recommend for a marking pen or pencil?

Thank you,

I am sorry I do not have a brand name but I bought a fabric pen at Jo-ann's about 4 years ago. I use it to mark the middle of my project or if on the rare occasion I start in the corner I will mark the outside edges. It is a purple pen and disappears over a few weeks. I have never had an issue with it not fading.

http://www.123stitch.com/item/Dritz-Mar ... ITZ-676-60" target="_blank

havent tried it yet as I just ordered it, but I have heard great things about it.

so far I have been gridding with sewing thread, it does the trick so long as I dont split it with my needle

I got mine at Hobby Lobby. It is called Mark-B-Gone and has a washable blue marker on one end and a disappearing purple marker on the other. I tested both before I used them and am very pleased.

WOW! I really like the idea of 'vanishing ink'.
I'll look into that one.

Thanks,

I have also been experimenting with the Pilot Fuxion pens. They are erasable using the end of the pen, but thanks to another member of this forum, I learned their marks can be erased with the heat from a hair dryer.

The Mark-B-Gone is easier to use on fabric, but the Pilot pens are going to be useful, also, including on charts. I got the Pilots at Office Depot.

I found one of these at Wally World. The two headed kind by Dritz.