no tailor's chalk

[Two_Sheds]

Just started making up a wedding outfit, realised I'm out of tailor's chalk, and no hope of getting some before the weekend now.
Anything I can use as a substitute? (not stitches, it needs to be quick)

Possibly a question for Flummery ...

[Flummery]

Soap. Get a dry - preferably new, bar of soap. Sharpen it to an edge. If it's sufficently hard you'll get a mark you can see which will, of course, wash out, but won't be strong enough to show when you've stitched.

[Nicos]

Talc and a fine artists paintbrush?? ( just made the idea up so don't know if it would work???) Would smell nice too!

[Snadger]

Is Taylors chalk not French chalk? How about kids chalk or even a broken piece of slate or chalk filled plasterboard?

Maybe Flums soap sounds a better idea!!!

Okay,okay, I'll just stick to gardening!

[Seahorse]

If it's any good, I've got some orange tailors chalk that I could post to you first class tomorrow. I know what a pain it can be when you can't get on with something.

Claire

[Two_Sheds]

Seahorse, thanks so much for the offer, you lovely Grape.
But I took Flummery's advice and used a piece of Imperial Leather ... thankfully we don't use liquid soap here !

[Flummery]

Oooh! I never thought of people using liquid soap! (I have both in the house).

[Two_Sheds]

The soap worked, thanks Flummery. I bit slimy but good in a Mergency.
Got cracking on the dress last night, then OH finds out he's offshore, so we won't be going to the wedding after all.

[lainey lou]

Poor two sheds! By the way what did slimy taste like when you bit him?

[Two_Sheds]

LOL !

I am now going to resist amending my typo, so everyone else can have a laugh at me too