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These reminded me of oil pastels (which I love...on paper or canvas) in that they are messy to work with. They are like soft crayons and they smear a lot. I found them difficult to work with, but that's probably my fault. They weren't adequate for what I needed them (fabric markers worked much better, if you need detail). I still liked the intense color of these better, though, since the markers tend to look washed out. These are bright and stay that way after washing. They seem like they can be fun and I'll probably give them another shot when I'm feeling creative.

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I purchased the Pentel Arts Fabric Fun Pastel Dye Sticks as part of a Christmas gift for my 9 year old daughter. She has gotten quite a bit of use out of them so far and so has her sister. They go on the fabric very easily. The color is very rich and stays put. I would definitely get these over fabric markers and unless you want the texture that fabric paint gives, I'd choose these over the paint too. If you like oil pastels, that is pretty much what these are except for fabric. I've washed the shirts my daughter "designed" several times now and the color hasn't faded yet. These offer a lot of creative fun for a small price.

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So you open the pack of Dye Sticks and see what looks like a set of Crayons, but... Crayons are for kids! These Dye sticks are serious business. Not that a child couldn't use these, but they might not grasp the blending and smudging of colors.

Speaking of smudging, I found (after using a whole set) that if you roughly color in the area you want, say red. Then I use a little piece of fabric to smudge the red all over the area. Smudging not only saves dye sticks, it gives you a smoother more consistent color. Since the colors are smudg-able, be careful not to drag your hand through different colors or get carried away smudging and blend colors you wanted separate.

These little sticks are wonderful. I've used them for designing shirts and ties and am quite pleased.

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I purchased several sets of these to use with a Pioneer Club project with 5th and 6th graders. The colors are vibrant, the instructions are easy to follow and the finished product turned out better than we'd hoped for. I sent an additonal set to my daughter to use with my 5 and 2 and a half year old grandsons. They were also very pleased with the results. These work very well to do customized pillow cases, t-shirts and table cloths; and would also be handy for jazzing up faded clothes and hand-me-downs.

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This is great for doing art work on fabric. When used on silk it remains soft. I could blend easily.