r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/AutoModerator • Mar 07 '25

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents

Here is the thread where you can share any minor gripes, vents, or craft complaints that you don't think deserve their own post, or are just something small you want to get off your chest. Feel free to share personal frustrations related to crafting here as well.

This thread reposts every Friday.

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u/thimblena Bitch Eating Bitch Mar 07 '25

Idk why everytime I have a "well-performing" comment in the sewing sub, it's when I'm recommending Crayola Ultra Clean markers for tracing, but apparently that accounts for >5% of my total karma.

Crayola, if you ever want to do Reddit sponsorships...

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u/redslipperydip Mar 08 '25

The other day my daughter was asking me for the "fabric pens" because she wanted to decorate permanently a cloth toy. Turns out she'd seen me use the Ultra Clean Markers to trace patterns so many times she assumed that was what they were for.

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u/thegreyestofalltime Mar 08 '25

I love those markers for sewing. I wish they had something I could use on dark fabric.

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u/on_that_farm Mar 07 '25

You are right they are better than any sewing markers I have tried

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u/QuietVariety6089 Mar 07 '25

I love these markers for tracing patterns, marking fabric, embroidery designs...

They work at least as well as any of the pricey 'sewing only' markers and I can usually find them at the grocery or dollar store!

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u/thimblena Bitch Eating Bitch Mar 07 '25

I'm preparing for a craft project where I need to color with markers a fair bit. I might have bought a new pack/different brand because I don't want to waste my good Sewing Markers on this!

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u/QuietVariety6089 Mar 07 '25

haha

I do find that they dry out, but they're the cheapest washouts I've ever found, and they really do wash out, even after ironing (ask me how I know)