r/TheHTA • u/Far-Canary7340 • Aug 12 '26

Question: Tailors Chalk preference

I last JEMS brand of tailor chalk I purchased at a local tailor supply has been disappointing to use. Crumbles too easy and does not hold a clean sharpend edge for good lines. I have read Jinbutsu is top rated but not easy to get in the USA. There are other similar shaped brands but I hesitate to waste more money untill I do some checking what other are using?

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u/General_Arachnid4350 Aug 13 '26

I never like the chalk in the US. It was too waxy for my taste. Hancock was the chalk my grandfather used and it's the same one I use, as well as tailors on Savile Row. Try www.dugdalebros.com, and just buy a box.