How do you SET Sharpie Ink into clothes (primarily cotton or cotton blend t-shirts and also dennim pants/jeans).
I work at a Scout camp and at the end of each week all the staff and kids sign each other's camp shirts (or Jeans - mom's GOTTA love that! LOL). Anyway, last year, my daughter wore her t-shirt a lot and all the sharpie "permenant" ink came out in the wash - isolated case of NOT wanting it to come out, but I can't find anywhere to tell me how to make sure it DOESN'T come out!
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I would iron it (as someone else suggested) and then soak it in cold strong saltwater (just as you do when dying a garment). Afterwards wash in cold water only.
Are you sure that would work for a sharpie because Im trying to make a design before I put it on the jean jacket
Are you sure that would work for a sharpie because Im trying to make a design before I put it on the jean jacket
Someone told me to put it in the dryer first.
I think I would try ironing the item at as high a setting as the fabric allows/
Sharpie makes a marker specifically for this purpose- you can find it with the other sharpie markers at the store and it will say "for laundry" on it. It is about $2.00
If a regular sharpy pen in put through the wash once will it be removed or faded? Is there a way to prevent that from happening if the pens do?
Someone told me that you could soak the article of clothing in vinegar before washing it.
Here is the exact foolproof way on how to set ink into clothes. Items needed- Salt, Iron, White Cloth. These instructions included in the link are very simply. ***Always wash in cold water as less as possible or dry clean. You must place the item of clothing with ink on it onto ironing board.
I experienced the ink bleeding on white shirt myself. I had not dried the shirt in dryer yet. I used Zout spot remover. Soaked and scrubbed the surrounding area where ink had bleed with straight Zout. Cold water rinse and repeat. Finally I decided to not worry about saving the design. I found some of design remained after scrubbing shirt. (I had heat set the design with iron before getting shirt wet). I even tried Magic sponge and some Dawn. I got all of the bleeding out of shirt.
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