I'm reluctant to recommend the brand, it's marketed by Sanford and named
"ish". I only tried it about a dozen dots. I don't know how well it would
work on 1,000's - but it might, it just might. Nothing else has. And I don't
know anything about this brand but at least we are finally getting
somewhere. Ah, yes. Polly

"Sherry Starr" wrote in message
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I thought I was the only person that had this problem. I also use a
mechanical pencils with yellow, pink, and blue lead. They are the only
things that work for me.
Sherry
"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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Well, I'll be dipped. I finally have in my hot little hands something
that
will mark the dots. Recently, someone here (bless your heart) suggested
the
mechanical pencil with yellow lead from the office supply department -
mine
is from Wal-Mart. I had tried every method sold as a quilter's tool and
none
of them worked for me. Not on dark, medium or busy cotton prints. Not
when
trying to make a dot through Mylar or Templar or whatever it is that I
use.
Well...tried to use.
I can't explain it. Who cares? I don't even know what their "real"
purpose might be. But ! the mechanical pencil, as unlikely as it sounds,
is
a keeper. Don't even think about taking it away from me, the 'gators
have
been alerted. Polly