[Masha Richart]

I have been meaning to try carbon paper but haven’t done it yet. I do have a tracing wheel inherited from my grandmother and I find that for a lot of fabrics, I can just trace over the pattern onto the fabric, without any carbon paper or other ink-leaving device, and the divots left by the wheel are deep enough for me to see the line when I am cutting (this only works if I cut immediately after I trace each piece but that is how I usually do things anyway).

[Sarvi]

Gals, any tips for marking wool? I’m off to google tailor’s tacks in the meanwhile.

[nzsewist]

I always use tailor’s tacks for marking on wool. I have a spool of vintage thread from my late grandmother’s haberdashery stash that is quite thick but also very silky and it is my go to option for this task.

[Sarvi]

Ok, good tip — I have some thread a bit like that in a bright color I don’t often use — will try it, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Tailor’s tacks, baby! But you already figured that out.

[Liesl Gibson]

I sometimes use tailor’s tacks and sometimes use tailor’s chalk. Depending on the fabric, they can both work.