FriXion Pens
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 816
Whether or not archival is important to people is up to them. No, they are not archival quality, and Pilot doesn't say they are. That said- I know a number of well-sold art quilters who use SHARPIES on their quilts (non-removable, obviously). Me personally, it will be a happy accident if my quilt makes it to 50-100 years old, so I don't worry about the archival quality, especially since I wash it out.
#22
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
There are plenty of places where the temps get to freezing and I'm sure I'd have a quilt with me. It would be interesting to see the marking lines reappear as the quilt gets colder. But I have also done tests and after ironing and washing, the lines did not come back. Would I use them on an heirloom project? Most likely not - but on utility quilts, they should work just fine.
#23
http://www.thimblelady.com/iron-off-markers-2/ These are the ones I use and love them. The marks have always completely removed with the iron. I have used red/purple/black and no problem.
#24
Just a little side information here. After quilting a full size that had been marked with frixion pens I washed it in cold water. The marks did not come out. The water temp reacted just as a freezer would I suppose. When I put it in the dryer they were gone. Next one I will try warm water just to see what happens. Whatever the case I'm very happy with them and have never had a bad result. I iron the marks away when I use them for embroidery patterns.
#25
Sorry folks, I just want to make sure I understand, so you are saying that the Frixion pens are good to use? I got some at a quilt show and have been afraid after reading some posts elsewhere on the board. And for those that say they use washable markers (WalMart), what is the brand? Thanks for your patience, I'm having a brain drain.
#26
http://www.thimblelady.com/iron-off-markers-2/ These are the ones I use and love them. The marks have always completely removed with the iron. I have used red/purple/black and no problem.
I don't erase the marks because it can stretch my fabric. I always use an iron and the marks disappear. I like it when i'm marking a quilt and I decide to change my mind on whatever motif I "thought" might work.
I just mark the quilt, iron to erase the marks and then wash when I am finished. No problems - and i absolutely LOVE this...
#27
I purchased mine at walmart. They are much less expensive than buying at the quilt shop. They are "pilot ball frixion" Funny thing is several years ago I had a temp employee that used them to do paperwork at our job. Then when I started quilting I saw them in a quilt shop. Nothing against buying things from quilt shops, but this time of year, you can get 3-4 in a package in the school supply area for a much cheaper price. I sometimes put them in my swap partners package for the monthly secret pal swap here on the board.
#28
i found them at the teacher supply store last year. I had money to spend at the end of the year. I knew i was changing teaching assignments this year and didn't know what to buy - I bought frixion pens for me!!! Shhhh!!! don't tell the district!!!
#29
From what I've read, many of you use the FriXion pens to mark your quilt tops. I was going to try to buy some online, and gosh, there seem to be several kinds of FriXion pens. I want to make certain I get the right ones, the ones that erase with heat, before I buy, so any advice will be appreciated! Also, is there any color that does not come out as well? (My hindsight is 20/20 - foresight, not so much! Better be safe than sorry!) As always, thanks for your help!
#30
I use Frixon pens all the time for marking and never had a problem. They iron out and then when I wash the quilt I figure any left over residue comes out. I even use them on parchment paper if I'm tracing a quilt pattern I'm going to sew over and tear away. That way if any ink comes off onto the fabric I know it will wash away. I always put Frixon pens on my Christmas list. It makes a good inexpensive gift for my kids to buy me. It works too because I always get Frixon pens for Christmas.
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