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Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:31 pm
by rbaron
I know there's a stain removal guide, but this seems to be a different kind of ink. My "wash-out" fabric pen has gone all brown on my nice white fabric. The water I used to wash was luke warm, not cold...I think that might have been it...
I haven't ironed it yet. Does anyone one think it can be salvaged? This project is so important, and I really don't have time to redo it all
EDIT: I've searched and searched, and come up with soaking it in a water/vinegar mixture. I have time to wait since I don't get back to the states till the 3rd o buy any. Thoughts?
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:22 am
by Eliste
Ugh, this is why I never use "wash-out" pens. Too many of them just don't. Or they do and then show back up ages later.
What is the exact brand pen you used? Any solution is going to really depend on what type of ink was used and how its supposed to "go away", although in my experience there's often not really any good solution.
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out! Resolved!
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:26 pm
by rbaron
I'm not sure what the brand of marker it is. I got it from ac Moore, and after I yelled at it, it went AWOL.
However, I must say that a1:1vinegar water mixture worked like a charm!! Apparently it balances the pH of the chemical in wash out markers and allows the stain to be lifted out.
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:30 pm
by Eliste
Good! I'm glad. So many of these things leave behind chemicals that keep showing up over time that I've just found it easier to not use them.
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:54 am
by ladycass
The 1:1 vinegar solution really works!
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:47 pm
by tiiiiii_85
What do you suggest instead of the wash out pen? I've always stitched every 10 counts, but I hate doing it. I was thinking to use the wash out pen, but I am still meeh
about it.
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:34 am
by Eliste
You could use pencil if you'd rather draw them than stitch them. It's more easily washed out, doesn't leave a residue when it washes. Plus it's cheap and easy to find.
I still use thread, but I don't block out every 10 stitches.
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:41 am
by tiiiiii_85
Eliste wrote:You could use pencil if you'd rather draw them than stitch them. It's more easily washed out, doesn't leave a residue when it washes. Plus it's cheap and easy to find.
I still use thread, but I don't block out every 10 stitches.
Awesome! I was afraid the pencil would leave a shadow! Thanks a lot!
Re: Wash out pen won't wash out!
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 2:54 am
by Eliste
You don't want it to be extremely hard pencil lines. Very light and thin.