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What pen/pencil/chalk will leave removable trace on very smooth black finished leather? I'm trying to transfer sewing lines from pattern to the front, finished side of a black smooth chrome-tanned leather (Mission pigskin and ostrich print on pigskin from Tandy, if this matters). Construction is similar to tool or pencil roll, seams must be on finished part. Tried: - To order from US silver pen. Out of stock, and I would prefer not to spend another $30 for shipping of one pen, as you understand. - Silver metallic marker. It leaves quite bright trace, removable by wet finger of cloth. If stitching is over it, particles of glitter become embedded in thread and holes, looks dirty grey, not good. - Chalk. Leaves some trace, brushable off, but again, if seam is over or near it, particles are all over the thread, whitish powdery residue. - White water soluble pen for quilters and white soap, same result: they leave no traces on the finished side of leather, faint trace on the back side. - Ball pen. Leaves visible trace, but not removable, still visible under the thin thread. The only option left is use masking tape as a stitch guide, but layout accuracy will be affected and there is a possibility that foot of the sewing machine (domestic kind) would drag and maybe displace making tape. Any other solutions? Thank you.