Cheap Stained by Sharpie Brush Tip Fabric Markers, 8 Colored Markers

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program What I did not imagine I needed was another set of Sharpies. I was wrong.

Here's my take on these fabric markers:

PROS:

1. I'm a big fan of the brush tips on these markers. Used with a light touch, they will mark the fabric easily without a tremendous amount of bleed-through (unless you're marking a white t-shirt).

2. Colors are bright -VERY BRIGHT -so marking clothes for identification is a snap. No more black marker fading into the fabric.

3. The markers stay within in the designated space without bleeding outward. Thus, these markers are excellent for creating designs on clothing.

4. They're just plain fun to use.

CONS:

1. If all you're doing is marking clothes, you might do as well or even better with a fine line Sharpie.

2. Permanent markers are permanent (duh!), so you need to practice before putting Sharpie to fabric. Making a good design is not as easy on fabric as on paper, and making a mistake is forever!

OVERALL:

These fabric markers are fun to use with their brush tips. Just don't let the younger children loose with them.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program There are quite a few things I like about these markers:

1. It is a medium with no learning curve. As someone who has worked with hot glass for over 10 years.... it is sure nice to have something you can pick up without worry, danger or the need for lessons to get basic technique down. These are a lot of fun to use, more so than I would have thought. I like the brush tip. The ink flow is somewhere between a pen and brush. Between the 2 you can get quite a variety of effects. A light tough gives you feathering, a little more pressure a solid line. You can vary the width and intensity depending on how you hold it and how hard you press.

2.. The colors are bright and water fast. I was a little worried at first and washed the first shirt I made inside out so that if it bled it would do so on the t-shirt and not other clothing. No bleedine (either as I drew or in the wash) no problem! I would not give these to a 5 year old... who knows how long it would take to get off skin (but the same can be said of any permanent marker).

3. The ink will take on a variety of surfaces. I'd planned to use these with sneakers and a canvas bag which is very plain/ dull. I tried them out first on some inexpensive blank t-shirts I got to work in (yard work, hot glass... where I do not want good clothing ruined). So, I figured since these were meant to be effectively disposable it was a good way to try out the markers before using them on more expensive, less easily replaced items. I liked the results so much and had so much fun decorating the shirts... they are no longer as disposable as they once were ;).

4. They can also be used for basic Id on clothing, lunch boxes.... things which tend to get lost at school. The colors make it a lot more fun!

Note: the "stained" in the title is an appropriate descriptor both because of the permanence and because of the transparency. What you get are colors much like stained glass. The transparency gives you nice bright colors, but (and this is my only issue... not complaint exactly) because the colors are transparent they do not show up as well on darker cloth. They worked well on white, light blue... but only the black & blue were very visible on a maroon shirt. Maybe (hoping) they will come out with some opaque colors (like the gel pens). That would open up a whole new range. It's a small limitation and one I would not have thought of had I not gone hog wild with this set of markers.

When you consider the cost of art media, or a designer shirt.... you get a lot for the money! You can not buy even a screened artist shirt for what these markers cost. For just over $10 you can have a one of a kind item! Less expensive and just and enduring as those calanders made with kid's art e.g. I am thinking of all kinds of ways these can be used. I may have to order another set (and if they come out with opaque colors, will get one for sure)

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program After Homeschooling for 20+ years we have tried every available method for painting or drawing on clothes. Even though these markers are specially designed for clothing they do not meet our expectations for quick, easy, no-fuss, results.

The tips are a major bummer. Actually they look a regular sharpie that we have used a hundred times already on clothing where the tip frazzles and leaves stringy pilling hanging off. That cause a smear and you can't get detail lines or marks with these. So I'd stick with a fresh regular sharpie, and then as it gets used over & over and starts to frazzle on the end you can call it a stained sharpie then.

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I was extremely excited about using this product for a project I was working on (putting a quote onto a throw pillow). However, I am extremely upset with the performance of the pen. There was not even enough paint in the marker to finish one quote containing 16 words. I would not buy this product unless you plan on using all of the colors for a very small project.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I picked these up for my teenaged daughter who is into doing very detailed t-shirt design. She really liked the fine edge for sketching out her designs but wasn't as jazzed about the neon toned yellow and green. The depth of color on the yellow in particular was not what she wanted. She said it just did not read true yellow, more like highlighted yellow.

We have washed a few of the t-shirts she has done with these and the color stayed true.

All in all, a solid value for the money.

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