These have served me well, so I see know reason to switch; especially after reading about your experiences! I don’t do show quilts, just quilts for myself and family and I wash them all when they are completed. Next sprayed hairspray on it, let it soak about half a hour, washed, dried it, then put it the freezer. Patented in 1975 as Metamo ink (short for metamorphosis ink), it was used in different products from color-changing paper cups to kitchen toys where the play food would change color as you submersed it in cold water. I’ve always said, that anything left in your quilt (not washed/rinsed out) can lead to future issues.

These pens always sounded too good to be true to me so I’ve never bought one nor used one and plan on keeping with that. I designed the center portion on paper then executed the design freehand and with rulers designing as I went along. I try to mark only when necessary as I don’t like to worry about the marks coming off while I’m still working it nor do I want permanent marks. These cute stamps feature the same “erasable” FriXion ink and are perfect for schedule books, calendars, and planners.We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Although most people know the ink system as thermo-sensitive ink, its official name is Metamo ink and unlike a regular pen ink, the ink in your Pilot Frixion pen has a number of microcapsules in it that contain three different substances. I rarely use any starch, but will pick of some of Mary Ellen’s alternative to have on hand, and I won’t take any responses as gospel.

Due to the unique properties of the Frixion range, we have noticed more and more people reaching out just to ask how do Frixion pens work? But if you throw your quilt in a suitcase or the back of your car or, in my neck of the woods, drive up to Tahoe in the winter, your marks will come back. Students who use Frixion pens tend to have neater papers than those using ballpoint pens (which can also sometimes be erased) or other gel pens (which cannot be erased at all) and I’ve yet to see a single instance where a student ended up with ink all over his/her hands from a Frixion pen. I’m comfortable using the pens on placemats, baby quilts, table runners, things I know will get washed. The metal multi pen comes in a variety of gradation designs, while the FriXion Ball 3 Wood sports a beautifully grained wooden grip.Although the majority of people will erase their Pilot Frixion ink via the eraser that comes included with all Frixion pens, there are a number of other tricks that you are able to use to erase your Frixion ink. From retractable to capped, slim to broad, the FriXion series comes in a variety of forms and designs. It has not been exposed to temperatures below 55 degrees, but after a year, the marks have reappeared…not the ghost marks, mind you – but the actual “gel” part of the pen. Though the technology has come a long way, the pigmentation of some of the colors (black in particular) is still not quite as deep as in other gel pens. Get all of the information about the uses of the erasable FriXion pens: gel ink rollerball, highlighter, fineliner, felt pen…all type of pens with erasable ink to correct your mistakes when learning, writing, counting, organising, preparing presentations, but also to help you change your mind when you are drawing, colouring, doodling and sketching.

No Frixion pen will ever touch my quilts again, and I share this caution with students in my beginner quiltmaking and domestic machine quilting classes. It looks like you have found a path that allows you to use the pens in a way that works for you – bravo! With FriXion remover, you’ve got the perfect accessory to erase more widely all your writings and drawings done with FriXion. As a teacher of quiltmaking, I have always stressed pre-testing all marking tools, even testing your old, safe ones on new fabrics! Ever since I was this pop on Facebook, I’ve been contributing that I don’t even trust the blue/purple pens supposedly made for fabric after years of seeing them reappear on students’ projects in my sewing classes and my own work when they first came out, often after washing and as yellowed marks.I appreciate the fine line they make and I never found a marking tool as excact and working like they do on fabric, but that is me. Hi Patty; Ooops-what I meant was the water soluble ones, usually in blue, most commonly found are by Wonder and Mark-B-Gone.