Chinagraph pencils. They are cheap. They don’t dry up. They write on anything. They don’t wash off. You can scrub them off with a wet cloth and an abrasive cleaner. They last a life time, literally. I have one, which belonged to my old dad and which he must have bought in the 1960s. It will see me out.
I usually use a soft pencil (I find even so-called permanent markers fade to almost nothing in a few months). Must get hold of a chinagraph pencil to try.
I've ordered a pack of different colours! Really pushing the boat out . I think they'll be useful for other things too (I made marmalade yesterday and the jars need labelling)
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wild edgesThe north west of south east WalesPosts: 6,201
I was passing a stationery shop today and bought a couple of chinagraph pencils to try out. I'm quite impressed so far. Nice and easy to write on plastics anyway and it doesn't rub off very easily. Nice tip @pansyface
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Chinagraph pencils. They are cheap. They don’t dry up. They write on anything. They don’t wash off. You can scrub them off with a wet cloth and an abrasive cleaner. They last a life time, literally. I have one, which belonged to my old dad and which he must have bought in the 1960s. It will see me out.
Handy hint, give plastic labels a wee rub with fine sandpaper if they're very smooth.
Didn't know stabilo did pencils though.