A cheerful little tune, its true.
For while its target is paper and crafts,
You can use it as a FABRIC PEN too!
While reading Buttercup Festival by David Troupe, I found inspiration. It took me a little while to come up with a medium, but I finally decided to go for fabric markers/ pens. I decided to try both markers AND pens...
I really lucked out in the pen department. Due to a knowledgeable sales' associate at JoAnn's, I was led away from the rest of the fabric pens to the scrapbooking section where lurked the Micron Pens.
I will admit that I was a little nervous to use a pen on my shirt where the specific purpose I was using it for might fit under the all-encompassing title of "and other crafts." You will then understand how thrilled I was when it did not spread or fade when I washed the shirt. (This picture is about six months after I made it... no fading!)
Compare if you will:
Before wash.
After wash.
Sorry, that the lighting really stunk the second time, but I could discern no fading...
I went out and bought more Micron Pens immediately (which turned out to be great since they were on a huge sale). The markers- I used FabricMate- worked well for what I used them for, which would fall under the thicker lines on th
e trees and the blue of the bird.
As a little side note, if you are worried about the Micron pens being too thin, give them a chance. I thought they would be, but it turns out that I love the detail, and filling in the blanks is not difficult at all.
(This is the bottom on the back of the shirt)
