Rubbing alcohol is used to make Sharpies bleed. A craft project we do at the lake with the kids is get white cotton T shirts, draw on them with Sharpie markers, then drop or spray the alcohol on. I have also done this on muslin. The item actually launders pretty well.
With my quilting group, we did something similar, but used white silk scarfs.
I seem to remember that the alcohol will also react with paint or dye, but can't remember which ones. I'm sure someone will fill us in.