Boni Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 I am making a quilted banner for my business and want to ink the lettering instead of applique. I know Sherry does Ink-lique...but I can't find the thread. My question is what is the best pen or product to use nowadays? I went to Joann's last night and looked for black pens...no Sakura (sp?) pens. And I'm a little afraid to use Sharpi laundry markers. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Bonni -- Go to dickblick.com They seem to be the 'go to' site for those that do fabric painting. I don't do it -- but if you browse, I bet you'll find what you need. Here is the product Sherry uses: http://sewfarsewgood.danemcoweb.com/shop/product/pigment-paint-kit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmquilt Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 stencil creams are oil based, can be purchaced at JoAnns and are extremely permantent when heat set. Come in lots of colors in little pots and any stiff brush can get them on the fabric so you can color in. I use these on a shirt probably 13 years ago and the shirt faded but the stencil creams didn't. I'm positive that this is the same stuff in the shiva paint sticks only it's in a pot. I know I won't spell this right but the tsinko inks are permanent on fabric. If you apply to heavily the will bleed until you hit them with an iron. Michele Acrylic paints in the little bottles are permantent on fabric also. JoAnn's carries Jaquard fabric paints that would work also. Golly I could go on and on. Sorry. PSS.... Sharpi laundry pens might be permanent but I've had sharpi's,the ones you can buy anywhere, wash out of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Boni, Two of my quilting friends use 'Luminere" fabric paint on their show quilts. Available at Michaels or Dick Blick or Dharma Trading Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpsquilter Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Irena Blume uses regular colored pencils and them brushes over them with a fabric medium and they are permanent. She says until you apply the medium you can just wash them out if your not happy with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Boni, Love your idea of a quilted banner. Dang wish I had time to make one before I'm a vendor on 09-16--waaay too many things to do inbetween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Thank you all for the suggestions. So, no one has used a Sharpie laundry marker? My daughter uses them in her children's clothing and says they fade by the time it's time to hand the garment down to the next smallest child. Since this is a business banner, I'm inclined to go with that---cheap...and just replace the banner when it is too soiled to use. It will hang in my studio most of the time, and only during those summer swap meets and farmer's markets. This is what it looks like now. I'll post when I finish "inking" it. As you can see, it looks blank from a distance, but after inking I'm hoping it will look like my applique banner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I just inked this letter with the Sharpie laundry marker. Am I going to regret this? Will it bleed across the thread line? Will it look horrible tomorrow morning? I guess I'll go shopping at Dharma. sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I've had sharpies bleed after or during heat setting. I would ink and let your banner sit for a few days before heat setting. Even then, I would heat set one letter to make sure there was no bleeding before heat setting the others. Your first letter looks great. I hope that this works out for you. Lynn P.S. I love Dick Blick stores and get my fabrik paint sticks from there for less than most other stores will sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Thanks Lynn. I am going to wait. I looked at Blick and found it very interesting and fun. I also found Sherry demo on YouTube painting a quilt. Patience...and in the long run it will be worth the work... Thanks everyone for your support. Give me a couple of weeks or whenever I get the paints and I'll post when it is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie in Ok Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Very cool idea do some banner quilts for the church and that would be an easy way to do the wording. so when you did the stictching did you just outline and then free handed the stictching. Or did you have another way of making the letters look so good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'm computerized...and I use AutoSketch to convert fonts to patterns. It's a laborious process connecting the letters to stitch continuously, but once I'm done I can save the file and use it many times. I've done cursive in my own handwriting and that's even more difficult just because it takes so much time. Imagine the way typesetters did back in the old days when they had to take little cubes of one letter at a time and line them up as words much like a scrabble board, and lock them in and run through the printing press. That's about what I do with my drawing program and custom fonts. Johann Gutenberg never had it so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie in Ok Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 No wonder it looks so good guess I will have to save up for a computerized system and keep praticing in the mean time. Love the concept though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I really like your idea, Boni. I had a vinyl banner made up by Vista Prints last year so I could take it to craft shows, but decided I really don't make any money doing them, so I haven't been back as a seller....but, I have the banner. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I know what you mean about not making money doing these swap meets and farmer's markets. I'm trying to put together small items to sell just to make my vendor fee. I figure that if I get one referral for quilting, it was worth it. Actually, the last one I did was very pleasant. There was music all day and the weather was perfect. I took my vintage hand crank and sewed HST all day. Actually got ahead on that quilt project. If I had someone to turn the crank for me, I could be quilting too! :P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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