what pen for press and seal

When I asked about Sharpies (they were being heavily advertised in the UK) in the summer I was told not to let them anywhere near fabric, so did not buy! I use a Pigma Micron. Someone recommended a CD marker pen which has permanent ink - Stabilo "Write-4-All" pen but I haven't found one yet.

I do try to be next to the line rather than smack through the middle of it, too.

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

Anne Rogers wrote:

I've got a pigma micron pen, so I'll try that next I guess

Anne

I've heard- not experienced- that you can use the blue water soluble marking pens on PnS. That way if the stitching transfer the marks you can remove them with water.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

I've used the blue water soluble marking pen on PnS. There are 'howevers' though. You don't want to even walk in a room where there's a hot iron if you use one of those. Just getting the marks a stingy bit damp may temporarily remove the appearance of the blue . . . BUT ! it can come back if it is not thoroughly, seriously soaked. Not always but it can happen. Those pens should be used with caution. Polly

but what do you use to mark the press and seal? I am tracing over pencil marks, but even though the pen is on the top side of the press and seal, the needle punching it is transferring just enough to turn light thread a greyish colour.

Anne

Anne, my method is to trace the design on tissue paper (I use exam table paper) - staple as many sheets of paper as you want motifs for your blocks together to the tracing - needle punch the paper tracing and you have the required number of quilt motifs (I usually do extras to save having to trace again) - it is also a good idea to mark the tracings with the block corners or other positioning point - tear off a larger piece of pressn'seal to cover the tracing paper and adhere the whole thing to the quilt surface -- the sewing is done through both the paper and the pressn'seal - the p n'seal is basically a method of pinless motif stabilizer. I think that the advantages of my method are (1) - only ONE tracing is required which is a big time-saver and the motifs are all identical (2) pencil tracing on white tissue paper covered by pressn'seal is visible on any fabric texture or combination (3) the paper also stabilizes the pressn'seal and reduces the static cling which makes removal easier (4) there is no problem with any ink transfer because there is NO marking on the pressn'seal at all.

jennellh

That was me. The blue and green wash out easier than red. Try to use a colour that shows up on the background of what you are doing...

-- Jo in Scotland

That was me - I buy them in Morrisons.

here is a link with a description:

Lizzy

Pigma permanent archival quality. When it's dry, only an act of god can shift it. Roberta in D

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Ah - thanks. Morrisons is at Lowestoft again - the centre of the universe! (Here we are too rural to have more than the Co-op!) DH goes to Lowestoft & Morrisons for me fairly regularly, so will issue instructions on his shopping list! He goes there for a big breakfast after bird ringing!

Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

Lizzy Taylor wrote:

I use the washable markers to mark directly on the fabric and have never had a problem with washing them out. I try to use a color that is similar to what I am marking but still gives enough contrast so I can see the lines. That way if the lines don't wash out completely they will not be very noticeable. For example, I use red on pink fabric, blue on light blue, etc. I do wash as soon as I am done quilting and avoid ironing over them.

Julia in MN

My problem is them staying in, the two markers I have tried, vanish within minutes, I don't know whether it's the atmosphere in my house, or the particular markers, what brand are you using?

I'm not keen on marking the quilt itself, not because of any concerns about removing the marks, it's just more difficult than tracing on to press and seal.

Cheers Anne

ok, I've left it at least 3hours now and it's still smearing slightly when I rub it, I'm pretty sure I've got the right pen, it says Pigma Micron 05 #1 Archival Ink For Acid-Free Environments and underneath in small print it says Micros pigment ink for waterproof and fade proof fine lines. So the one thing it doesn't say is permanent, but then waterproof and fadeproof imply that don't they?

Cheers Anne

I use the Crayola washable markers, intended for kids to use for drawing, not for marking quilts. They should work on the press and seal, too, if you let it dry thoroughly before quilting over it.

Julia in MN

I'll have to try them, though I'm not sure how fast they would dry on the press and seal, probably 24 hours, which then leaves issues as to where you put them whilst they are drying! I might have to try the tracing paper + press and seal method, I'd originally dismissed it as to great a consumption of materials, but it would save drying time.

Anne

If I rub with a damp finger and nothing happens, it's dry. Five minutes is usually enough. If I wanted it to set permanently in cloth, I'd iron it. Roberta in D

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That#s what mine say too, so it's a mystery. Maybe different humidity? Roberta in D

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