Sewline – Styla – Water Erasable Fabric Marker

This water-erasable fabric marker pen from Sewline has a 0.8mm ceramic rolling ball point. This allows it to mark fabrics with precision. The Styla pen does not bleed onto the surrounding fabric, and the ceramic ball helps it to glide over the fabric surface, helping to protect the fabric from over stretching, snags or damage the weave as it moves over it. Although some traditional fabric markers need to be dragged hard across your fabric to leave your marks, this pen is perfect for even the most delicate fabrics as it can still draw lines easily with light touch use.

The ink starts as a pale blue, gradually deepening after a few moments. This makes it perfect for using on light to medium fabric patterns. On darker fabrics, the ink might be less visible. It can also be difficult to visualise on fluffy woollen fabrics.

To remove the pen marks, all you need to do is dab at the ink with a damp cloth or just pop the fabric in the wash.

Please Note: DO NOT IRON the pen marks before erasing. The heat from the iron acts like a binding agent, locking in the markings, which can leave permanent lines, so make sure to completely remove all traces of the ink first, then it can be ironed after as usual. 

The Styla Water Erasable Pen by Sewline is perfect for a whole range of uses like transferring pattern markings in dressmaking, or tracing shapes out for crafting, or marking intricate quilting patterns from templates, outlining embroidery designs ready to sew, and much much more. The instant erasing also makes it the perfect choice when you’re making plenty of pattern adjustments. Pattern shapes, darts and more can be redrawn over and over until the fabric pins in place just right.

As with any other fabric marker, we always recommend you patch test first to make sure the mark and removal are exactly as you need.