The "regular ink" signatures that have lasted were written with india
> ink, which is (I think) a pigment ink. I'd think any pigment ink would
> be as permanent...and the Pigma pens are pigment ink.
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> Dragonfly
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>>have you seen those antique quilts with signtures in regular ink that
>>are still hanging around 100 years later? I imagine the inks must have
>>gotten better, not worse... at least that is what the scientists are
>>supposed to be doing, right, making them fabric specific and permanent..
>>then of course on the other hand we might use harsher detergents now.. >>or not..
>>
>>somebody was telling me the other day that I should not aplique with
>>silk because it will be gone in 30 years... 30 years... who cares? I
>>might be dead in 30 years.... I worry about too many things as it is (my
>>career, my parents' future back home, having enough money, having a
>>kid!, etc), I figure quilting should not be one of them!
>>
>>rjwhite6 wrote:
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>>>We know that we should put quilt labels on for posterity.
>>>The question is longevity of the label.
>>>
>>>Permanent pens aren't REALLY permanent are they? I mean for decades? >>