featherweight

I haven't left any on a project for that long. I think I would pretest on a scrap of what I am using to be sure.

quilting in my60s

Hi, My friend told me about this pen. It is a Pilot Frixionball .7 (I think that is the size of the tip) and I googled it and found Walgreens and Costco carry them, so I am sure other stores do also.

quilter99755

I left the ink in fabric for over 3 months and it ironed out completely....believe me I was a little worried when I realized that it was still on the fabric after all that time. I too have tested it by washing the fabric to see if it washes out and it has on every piece that I have washed. However, if you are concerned about this, always pre-test...it takes just a few minutes to mark, iron, then swish in a little water and detergent. It can save you lots of anguish later on.

milp04

There have been several other discussions on threads here with regards to this pen. It is always advisable to test any product on scrap fabric the same as your project. This includes having the scrap fabric pre-washed and treated the same manner as the quilt. The advisement says that the marks go away with heat, but some have reported that they can reappear when cold or moisture is applied. It is not certain at this point whether washing with soap and water will fully remove the ink from the fabric. So always pre-test on your project.

Pam M

pdtink

I was reading about these pens on a blog....do not remember which one...sorry
This quilter marked the fabric with the black marker, ironed the fabric and the marking disappeared, then she put it in the freezer and the marking reappeared. She washed, iron and froze it once again and the mark came back but not as dark. I would like to beleive that this marker is the anwser to our marking whoas but I am not ready to jump on the wagon.

Up North

I am going to try washing my sample in cold water I think it will reappear It did with the cold test! A good pen for spys I think!

kraftykimberly

Originally posted on another thread by Kat29803

I received the following on the Carol Doak Yahoo Group:

My fellow teacher Charlotte Anderson shared this bit of info and I know this pen was discussed previously and recently on the cruise.
140 degrees F). If pen is exposed to temperature that reaches 140 degrees F the ink will be colorless when writing. To restore color, cool to at least 14 degrees F and the ink will again write in color."
Aha! I said to myself. If you iron the ink it's going to be way over 140 degrees so it's going to disappear. So I took some fabric and scribbled on it with all three colors. Then I ironed it and, sure enough, all the scribbles disappeared. But then I put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes and all the lines reappeared. I left it for about a week and a half while I went travelling and today I tried to wash the ink out. It didn't come out with soap and hard scrubbing and not even after I put rubbing alchohol on it. So then I ironed the piece dry and all the lines disappeared and then it went back to the freezer and all the lines reappeared (perhaps just a bit fainter).
This experiment was enough to persuade me that these pens are too good to be true and even sort of creepy - the ink is always there even if you can't see it. I wouldn't use them on any fabric or quilt you really cared about.

If I had a blog I would have put this on there but since I don't any of you who want to pass on what I've written can feel free to copy and paste this post

Charlotte>>

bjnicholson

I used it and was able to remove the marks except when I looked at the fabric later there was a white line where the black line had been. Has that happened to anyone?