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How to SET Permanent Sharpie Pen Ink into Clothes?

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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Thanks,
Scouter James

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By Heidi (Guest Post)
August 27, 20051 found this helpful
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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.

 
July 11, 20190 found this helpful

Are you sure that would work for a sharpie because Im trying to make a design before I put it on the jean jacket

 
July 11, 20190 found this helpful

Are you sure that would work for a sharpie because Im trying to make a design before I put it on the jean jacket

 
By trykbos (Guest Post)
June 16, 20080 found this helpful
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Someone told me to put it in the dryer first.

 
July 13, 20050 found this helpful

I think I would try ironing the item at as high a setting as the fabric allows/

 
By Liz from Ontario (Guest Post)
July 13, 20050 found this helpful

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

 
By Trooper autographs (Guest Post)
August 15, 20050 found this helpful

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?

 
By Chrisseh (Guest Post)
October 9, 20070 found this helpful

Someone told me that you could soak the article of clothing in vinegar before washing it.

 
July 9, 20133 found this helpful

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.

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Place the white cloth over the area where you'd like the ink to set, Iron over the cloth on med-high heat setting. After waiting 24 hours after ironing every area. Place 1/2 cup salt into the washer with cold water, no detergent. Wash item. Then dry in the dryer.

 
September 1, 20160 found this helpful

Fail
Ink bled on white shirt

 
May 18, 20220 found this helpful

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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Enough ink remained on shirt that I was able to refill the missing spots. This time I used some cheap colored nail polish from dollar store plus some fabric paint I had in drawer. Let dry. Heat set with iron. Perfect. If doing a large area make sure you add medium to your fabric paint to keep fabric soft. PS. This shirt was brand new and not my shirt. You know how important that makes the results of item when doing the shirt for a friend.

 

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