Can you or someone you know "sew" the autograph on? I mean, stitch over it with black thread to make it more permanent? I know some shops have embroidery machines that do script but I'm not sure if they could customize the script. Good luck
I wouldn't wash it. Sharpie will fade or disappear completely. If you must wash it, handwash with no soap or gentle stuff like Woolite and do not put in the dryer.
If it's really that important for you to wash it, why not coat the autograph first with a clear coat of clear fabric paint or fabric medium.
*** But first take another similar piece of fabric, then sign your name to the test shirt with a sharpie, then coat it with the clear coat, let it dry for at least a day, then wash the test fabric in cold water, gentle cycle first, Just to make sure the technique works!
DO NOT DRY-CLEAN ! as this will most surely remove the autograph!
---> When my son was a teenager, he got an autograph of his favorite pro aggressive inline skater. (signed with a black sharpie) Every time I washed that shirt, the autograph faded a little bit.
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Request: Preserving An Autographed T-shirt
Archived on 03/10/2007
I have a new t-shirt that has been autographed with a sharpie pen. How can I keep the autographs from washing out every time I launder the shirt?
Melanie from Eugene, OR
Answers:
RE: Preserving An Autographed T-shirt
Maybe a clear fabric paint if they make it. I would ask at the craft store.
(08/29/2006)
By Laura
RE: Preserving An Autographed T-shirt
You know how you can get those iron on transfers that you print your own pictures on your computer then iron on to a shirt? Maybe you could just iron it on without printing anything on it. You would still have to be careful about washing and not put it in the dryer cause they will crack and peel if you do, but it might preserve your shirt for a while longer. Otherwise, I'd frame the shirt and not wear it at all. (08/30/2006)
By Carla Bledsoe
RE: Preserving An Autographed T-shirt
When you wash it, on rare occasions, wash it inside out, but first go over it with an iron. If it fades feel free to carefully touch it up with a sharpie, no one will know! (12/30/2006)
