I accidentally washed a T shirt that had been autographed with Sharpie and now the autographs are barely visible. Any suggestions on how to make them more visible so I can embroider the autographs on?
Since you are going to embroider over the autograph why not purchase a pen that has washable ink and go over the autographs as closely as possible so you can see the lines to embroider.
This type of pen can be purchased at craft stores and probably could find one at Target, Walmart, or online but be sure to get a fine to medium tip so the lines will be narrow.
You can hold the shirt up to the window on a bright day so you can best see what is left of the signatures to trace. I used to use this method quite often to make "transfers". It should work for you as well.
If you have tailor chalk you can use that to trace the names and then do the embroidery and it will wash right off.
If you don't have tailor chalk, there are special pens you can buy like this one called Temporary Fabric Markers. You can use that and then embroider over and it will wash out the ink when you are done and wash it. The pens may give more control than the chalk.
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Since this is something that is going to be washed, I strongly suggest washing you thread first so it doesn't bleed or shrink (that is provided the floss you are using is not preshrunk and has a promise of being bleed free.
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So my 11 year old got his jersey signed at the Richmond Flying Squirrels by Aramis Garcia (catcher) and he is really scared if he washes it the signature will come off. So will it be safe?
I'd put the Jersey's in a Display Case Frame.
so apparently you are not the only one asking about this
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3 things that sound interesting are
- when you DO wash it, hand wash it gently and not scrubbing too hard, and hang dry
- some advocate soaking the garment in a solution mixed with 1 cup vinegar to 1 gallon water. Apparently works to keep bathing suits colorfast (though this seems to only work to keep colours from interacting with swimming pool chlorine)
- the most interesting idea was this: "Get hold of a sheet of ink-jet t-shirt transfer paper and cut it out a little larger than the autograph then iron it in place, peeling off the backing sheet when you have done.
For extra durability, use it on the back of the t-shirt to stop it leaching out from behind."
Washing a shirt that has been autographed can be risky. Depending on the type of ink used for the signature there are some helpful hints in this page.
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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?
