View Single Post
Old 09-27-2011, 07:24 AM
  #41  
stillwaters
Junior Member
 
stillwaters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Upland, CA
Posts: 216
Default

Originally Posted by ncredbird
Just a little heads up on the Frixion pens. I just read an online article on them that cautions that even though your marks appear to be gone forever if exposed to extreme cold they will reappear. The person that wrote the article even washed the item repeatedly and apparently it did not wash out. She put the item in the freezer and they reappeared. My question to myself was, "Who is going to put their quilt in the freezer?" but it is not out of the question that it could be used in conditions that would make the lines reappear. The article can be found here:
http://www.quiltinglodgeblog.com/201...st-friend.html
Another caution that I've heard, but not experienced personally, is that the Frixion pen marks will not disappear from hand dyed fabric. Otherwise they are MAGIC!
stillwaters is offline