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I found this out completely by accident. One of the grandsons wrote on his brother by accident. It truly was an excellent example of nurture over nature. I talk with my hands all the time and so does he but we don't share DNA, he's my bonus grandchild. That's how he got marker all over his brother. Of course, his brother was wearing a brand new shirt and it now had marker all over it. I was sure the shirt was ruined. I've had marker soak into my hands for days, yes I'm a messy crafter. His mom brushed it off once she checked the box and saw they were Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers, 8 count or 40 count. She said it would wash out when she did the laundry.
I wanted to know for myself how well it worked so I found some white fabric in my stash and proceeded to mark it up. I divided my fabric into three sections and marked it with a Sharpie so it wouldn't wash out. I wanted us to be able to know where things were once everything was washed. So our three parts are plain fabric, then stitched over, and finally starched.
I left the starch portion wet for the photo so that you can see that I really did starch it. I did learn that Sharpie markers will bleed with spray starch. Hmm, learn something every day. I doodled on the starched section and then realized that I can not doodle so I wrote quotes on the plain area. I also ironed over everything after it was marked and sewn.
It's white again!!! The lines, words, and doodles are all gone though there are random pink dots on it. I don't know if the Sharpie bled or if my red cami bled. The part that makes me happy is that the pink dots aren't anywhere near my marks. This is straight out of the washer and still wet. I didn't want to run the dryer so I just used my iron to dry it.
Let's look at the washed pieces up close so you can see what's left or not left on the fabric compared to the marked one.
Plain Ironed section:
You can clearly see that the marks are gone on the washed one on the right. You can also see how awful my handwriting is in the picture on the left.
Sewn Over section:
I sewed with white thread to show that the marks aren't going to stain your thread. I've had that happen with other marking tools. Mark quilting lines and the lines are still there after I washed it.
Starched Section:
Here's the starched section. Remember it was starched before it was marked. If I waited to starch after I marked my marks would have bled all over.
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These markers are great for any color but black. It's hard to see them on black fabric. But I don't typically use a lot of black fabric in my quilting so it isn't that big of a deal. For half square triangles, I can draw on the other fabric.
Good to know! Thanks for doing all the testing!!
ReplyDeleteI have used them for years and they do work well. I always worried about the Frixon pens leaving residue. The cheapest yet the best product out there. Chris
ReplyDeleteWow, this is awesome! Thanks for doing all that testing Mel!
ReplyDeleteInteresting!! Thank you for the tip.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and sharing with us at Merry Monday. I’m all excited about fall and can’t wait to see all the fall food and projects at the new party starting tonight!
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing all this testing for us. Sure saved me time.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty hope to see you back!
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