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Have You Purchased the Frixion Gel Pen?

Old 01-02-2011, 12:03 PM
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It is an erasable gel pen by Pilot, and it is marvelous. You can mark on fabric, then press it, and the mark goes away.

However, there is one word of warning: If you put the fabric in the freezer, the marks reappear. So, to me it's just a little scary.

What if I make someone a quilt and it's freezing cold in their bedroom? Will the marks reappear then?
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Old 01-02-2011, 12:10 PM
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Oh, that is interesting... wonder what cold water would do to it then, in the wash and you want to hang the quilt to dry?
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Old 01-02-2011, 12:19 PM
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I'm still skeptical. i bought some but haven't used them yet. perhaps on a wall quilt.
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Old 01-02-2011, 02:04 PM
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I just washed out the pen markings that came back after I froze the fabric swatch. The next step will be to let it dry out and see if it comes back when I freeze it again. This is interesting.
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Thank you for testing this for us :D I will be watching to see what happens next :D:D:D
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Definitely interested to hear what happens. Rather you test it and find out and save me the money. Thanks. LOL
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Old 01-05-2011, 12:03 AM
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Take a piece of fabric and mark it. Put it in a cold bedroom and see if it will come back.

It will be interesting to know if it will.
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Old 01-05-2011, 05:26 AM
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It did not come back the second time.

Our bedrooms are not that cold in Mississippi.

I'm going to do some more testing.
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Thanks for testing these....
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Where do you find them?
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