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Actually I had thought of embroidering his name, and I guess I'll try that first. I'm just concerned about it being bigger than I really want. I have to drive an hour to get to any of the craft stores and half a day to get to some of them (JoAnn's). There is a Staples nearby which carries the Zig Millennium but the price — ouch! I'll try embroidery. At the least, I can put his initials on it.
Thank you, everyone. ~ Carla ~ |
I also use the Micron Pigma fine point pens.
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Sometimes it costs less to pay the shipping on an on-line order than to drive to a store to pick up the item.
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Don't use Sharpies! The smell is terrible and won't go away. Don't ask me how I know.
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Oh, agree. Several times I've ordered items when it would cost me more to drive, shop, and (probably) get lunch out than to pay shipping. One of the difficult things about living in a small town, which I kind of like otherwise.
~ Carla ~ |
Micron pigma pens.... Permanent, acid free, do not bleed/fuzz along the edges.
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Originally Posted by Homespun
(Post 6898174)
I have used Pentel 'Gel Roller for Fabric' pens.
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When making labels for Giving Quilts, I go to Word on my computer to print out the message on paper. I stabilize the fabric, usually muslin, by ironing Freezer Paper to the back.
My "light box" is a plastic shoebox with a piece of plexiglass on top. Harbor Freight has a dandy little blue square flashlight (sometimes it's free) that can shine upward. The paper goes on the plexiglass, then the stabilized fabric. I use a Pigma Pen to trace the message. |
If you're talking about Frixion pens, those are NOT meant for labels. You use them to mark a design or something on the pattern. When you iron them, they come off.
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Originally Posted by HomekeepingGran
(Post 6897666)
I am giving my baby quilt away once it's done and I want the baby's name and birthdate to be on it. I do have an embroidery machine, but I am also noticing very nice labels which appear to be handwritten. This is such a minor question I'm almost embarrassed to ask, but what pens do you use to mark these? I have never gotten into fabric marking with permanent markers and am interested in it.
Thanks so much, Carla |
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