{"id":11073,"date":"2024-01-11T09:23:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T22:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/?p=11073"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T02:23:58","slug":"frixion-pens-i-wouldnt-touch-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/2024\/01\/11\/frixion-pens-i-wouldnt-touch-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Frixion pens – I wouldn’t touch them!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Frixion<\/p>\n

I saw this posted on Facebook today. It is apparently from Pilot Pen UK marketing, regarding Frixion pens and needlework. I have tried to find the source of this image, but cannot. I therefore cannot guarantee it is legitimate, but it certainly highlights some real concerns for me.<\/p>\n

I have always been extremely wary of Frixion pens. Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it isn’t still there. And some time later it may indeed become obvious that it is still there.<\/p>\n

So, for those who have been using Frixion pens or those blue fabric markers (which scare me equally!) what is a good alternative?<\/p>\n

\"Sewline<\/a><\/p>\n

The product I recommend is a wash out fabric pencil. The brand I recommend and sell is Sewline. Rather than being a regular graphite lead, Sewline fabric pencils use a lead made from ceramic. It washes out, and depending on the surface of the fabric you’re putting it on, it may also be able to be erased, using the eraser on the end of the pencil.<\/p>\n

These are preferable to markers and Frixion pens because the markings are drawn onto the surface of the fabric and are inert. The lead doesn’t sink in to the fabric’s fibres. It makes a nice fine line that doesn’t bleed. It doesn’t rely on a heat-based reaction to disappear – it is washed off or rubbed off. If you can see it, it is there; if you can’t see it, it isn’t there.<\/p>\n

If your needlework is something that doesn’t matter how long it lasts, then by all means, keep using Frixion pens or fabric markers. But if you want your embroidery to remain undamaged over time by the markings that you’ve used, then I strongly suggest changing to using a wash out fabric pencil.<\/p>\n

You can purchase these from my online shop<\/a>. I also have them with white lead for drawing on dark coloured fabrics. And there are replacement lead packs for when you have used up the six leads that come with your pencil. <\/p>\n

The packaging has recently changed, but I haven’t had the opportunity to update my images yet – the product is still the same great product, but with protective cardboard rather than plastic packaging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

I saw this posted on Facebook today. It is apparently from Pilot Pen UK marketing, regarding Frixion pens and needlework. I have tried to find the source of this image, but cannot. I therefore cannot guarantee it is legitimate, but it certainly highlights some real concerns for me.<\/p>\n

I have always been extremely wary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,23,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-embroidery-musings","category-hints-and-tips","category-making-stuff","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11073"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11088,"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11073\/revisions\/11088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}