Marking Leather

[West Coaster]

Hello, I have a problem with a current project. Does anyone know of a pen or marking system that will come off without leaving a stain on the leather? I would use it for marking the center or tracing material and cutting it out.

Thanks!

[capnmeow]

nope there isnt a pen to do that but i had that problem when i first started out but what u do is get a ball point modeling toll and while the leather is dry make marks on it but not to deep then when u wet it they should go away and leave a slight line that usual goes away but u can still see it sometimes but after dying the leather if the line is soft enough itll go away

[mcn]

Check out Klenda Custom Saddlery . He has a pen that does that. http://www.klendasaddlery.com/patterns.htm

[chancey77]

Any art store will carrie a stylus with different size tips.

[Ladykahu]

I have used water erasable markers for sewing (cloth, not leather) for quite a few years. Don't leave the work anywhere sun can get to it, or it will leave a yellow residue on your work. also, wipe it off as soon as possible for the same reason.

I stopped using it on muslin and silk because it would appear to vanish.. then after a few months yellow lines would appear. Didn't seem to happen so much on cotton and never on synthetic fabrics.

No idea how it reacts with leather, ok I guess if Bob Klenda is using it.. just thought I would add in my experience with the pens.

Natalie

[HellfireJack]

I'm not 100% positive but I've read somewhere that tailor's silver pen will work on leather and just wipes off.

[KAYAK45]

Silver pens.! Mark and wipe off leather.

[Cyberthrasher]

my wife's just gave me some Saral paper to use when in a bind. She had it left over from embroidery. I saw that there was someone else here using it as well.

http://www.saralpaper.com/products.html

[Hauss]

Hi where is a place to get these pens thanks Hauss

Silver pens.! Mark and wipe off leather.

[KAYAK45]

Springfield leather, and about any other good finder. Maybe not in catalog, just ask.

Kevin

[West Coaster]

Thanks for rapid feedback. This was my first post. I got into a bind by marking leather with a silver pen. The type was: Uni-ball gel impact made by Sanford. I swear I have had success with this pen until last week when it won't come off. Instead of wiping clean it smears and gives me a wonderful and awful silver coating. I will resort to using a stylus. But I will look into what Kendall makes.