Frixion Pens Test
10-21-2011, 11:55 AM
#23
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Iowa
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I emailed Pilot, and the pens are acid free/archival quality- so you don't need to worry about them leaving something nasty in your quilt!
(They did include a "but don't use these for archiving- they disappear" note. Well, that's exactly what I want!)
I don't do show quilts, so these are actually PERFECT for art quilts- things that don't get washed. I've never figured out how to wash off the marks I do use (even just chalk) if I don't run it through the wash, and the air soluble markers don't last long enough.
I'll likely use them on my regular quilts too- since those all go into the washing machine.
Knowing that they are acid free makes me very happy, and seems to have been a concern for many (at least in older threads)
(They did include a "but don't use these for archiving- they disappear" note. Well, that's exactly what I want!)
I don't do show quilts, so these are actually PERFECT for art quilts- things that don't get washed. I've never figured out how to wash off the marks I do use (even just chalk) if I don't run it through the wash, and the air soluble markers don't last long enough.
I'll likely use them on my regular quilts too- since those all go into the washing machine.
Knowing that they are acid free makes me very happy, and seems to have been a concern for many (at least in older threads)
10-22-2011, 11:58 AM
#25
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
There was actually a thread on here recently where a lady did the test including using and not using starch to see if it came out or not. After that I started using the pens. The only downsize to it is that the lines are so thin that it's hard when I do backbasting; I need the line to show thru the fabric for that but I do like the thinness of the line.
10-22-2011, 12:00 PM
#26
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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Originally Posted by Skittl1321
I emailed Pilot, and the pens are acid free/archival quality- so you don't need to worry about them leaving something nasty in your quilt!
(They did include a "but don't use these for archiving- they disappear" note. Well, that's exactly what I want!)
I don't do show quilts, so these are actually PERFECT for art quilts- things that don't get washed. I've never figured out how to wash off the marks I do use (even just chalk) if I don't run it through the wash, and the air soluble markers don't last long enough.
I'll likely use them on my regular quilts too- since those all go into the washing machine.
Knowing that they are acid free makes me very happy, and seems to have been a concern for many (at least in older threads)
(They did include a "but don't use these for archiving- they disappear" note. Well, that's exactly what I want!)
I don't do show quilts, so these are actually PERFECT for art quilts- things that don't get washed. I've never figured out how to wash off the marks I do use (even just chalk) if I don't run it through the wash, and the air soluble markers don't last long enough.
I'll likely use them on my regular quilts too- since those all go into the washing machine.
Knowing that they are acid free makes me very happy, and seems to have been a concern for many (at least in older threads)
10-22-2011, 12:01 PM
#27
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
Originally Posted by lindasidlow
I just used one on some dark fabric and when I hit it with an iron the lines turned white. Cant get it to disappear. Washed it with no good results.it has always disappeared when Ive used it on light fabrics.
10-22-2011, 12:04 PM
#28
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
If the marks don't reappear when in the freezer, you need to lower your freezer temp or get a new one! 14 degrees or lower is the temp the marks will reappear. Your freezer should freeze foods between 5 and 0 degrees. Your fridge should be keep refrigerated foods 34 degrees.
I found them at Sam's Club before they became popular after reading about their quilting use on a quilt blog about a year ago. I got a set of all colors (no white but the orange and pink shows up great on dark colors) for less then $8.
I found them at Sam's Club before they became popular after reading about their quilting use on a quilt blog about a year ago. I got a set of all colors (no white but the orange and pink shows up great on dark colors) for less then $8.
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