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Old 07-09-2008, 04:42 AM
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pigma pens here too!! Most scrapbooking shops carry them too like Michaels etc .
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Old 07-09-2008, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by bebe
Right on Dodie pigma pens are the best!!!!!!
What does a pigma pen look like?I'll have to find one. On my quilt I'm finishing now, I used a reg. pen lightly, then went over it in hand embroidery
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Old 07-09-2008, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by nor'easter
Pigma pens use pigment based ink instead of dye based ink. They don't bleed through thin paper or fabric and are archival. Here's the maker website: http://www.sakuraofamerica.com/Pen-Archival

I did not see them on the Office Depot website, but you can get them at Joann's, at most quilting shops (local and online), and at art supply stores. I get mine from Dick Blick for the variety of colors and sizes he carries. http://www.dickblick.com/zz207/02/.
Thanks for the link I now know what to look for :)
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Old 07-09-2008, 05:23 AM
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Our quilting group has been doing friendship quilts. We do a rail fence with muslin for the sigs. I iron the muslin on freezer paper and then put it on sandpaper and the writing is still scratchy and looks like your a very old person!!
What are we doing wrong? Of course some peoples writing it turns out fine. they seem to have the nack.
suggestions please.

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Old 07-09-2008, 06:08 AM
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I print out my label on paper using the fonts, spacing and wording I want. Then I lay my muslin on top of the paper and put the two together in an 8" embroidery hoop to tighten it up. Then I plop the hoop over a 7½" round marble trivet that I have that gives the fabric a solid backing. After that, I just trace what I printed. Works for me. I have found that the slower I go, the better, and the thicker (at least 05) Pigma pens work better. I think the nibs of the finer ones get hung up on the fabric threads and skip.

I learned early on that I wasn't cut out to do them freehand! Maybe you could try signing your name with a Sharpie on a piece of paper and then tracing that onto the muslin?
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Old 07-10-2008, 07:01 AM
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don't use sharpies on anything that you want to preserve for many years. they are full of acid and will literally eat a hole thru your fabric or paper as they age. use only a pen that says "acid free" or "archivally" safe.
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