Dressmaker's chalk
identifier
ID 1211
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 2004.0068 L=5cm WD=5cm H=0,8cm WT=20gr. Inscription: PRYM.
description
Chalk in the shape of a flat square (from 5 by 5 cm; thickness approx. 0.8 cm) block to properly mark fits. It comes in different colors (white, yellow, red and blue), does not rub off on the hands and can be easily tapped.
Sometimes the dressmaker's chalk is put in a chalk holder, with sharp edge to sharpen the chalk (1).
There is also a skirt marker for applying chalk powder to a skirt to outline a straight hem at the correct height. [MOT]
(1) See MIDGLEY & LAWTHER: 280.
skirt marker MOT V 2000.0460 a-h8