GIOTTO Decor Textile Fabric Paint Markers, Schoolpack, 48 x Assorted Colours, Ideal for Children, Parties and Schools

I have been using Giotto textile markers for quite some time now, and I always go back to those even after trying other brands.Sure, every marker will eventually run dry if you use it extensively and/or take on a proposition to paint AN ENTIRE PIECE (like I tried doing once, haha), but there's no denying the quality, the colour and the duration of Giotto markers.They really are one of the best choices (if not the best) you can make if you are looking to get creative - be it reviving an old shirt or hoodie that would otherwise sit ignored in the wardrobe, or trying your hand at making something new, perhaps even coming out with your own creative fashion designs for everyone to see.Whatever the case may be, you must look into these textile markers.

I wanted to have a bit of fun marking up some plain white tees for a festival with my friends and these worked perfectly. Nice bright colours, good nib size, great value.

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Being a mummy to 4 children, when it comes to non school uniform days (children in need, Red Nose Day, Christmas jumper day) it works out a arm and a leg with different tops / jumpers for the different events.I decide enough was enough as it was costing to much, I went out and bought plain white tops and some of these fabric pens.We have some much fun now making our own unique tops to wear to school at the cost of pennies.These pens are water base, so will wash out if needed, they come in a range of colours, easy to use and great on fabrics.To set the colours on fabrics, you just need to press with a iron this will then make them permanent and machine washable.I did think it would get a bit messy but the tips on the pens are prefect for the fine art you produce.

You get 6 pens in basic colours - red, pink, yellow, green, blue and black.The pens have quite fine nibs so it can be difficult to do fine line detail using them.They work best with cotton fabric stretched tight across a frame - the tighter the better - using pens on stretched material there was very little bleed from the ink and very little transfer through the material. If you dont have a frame suggest using a piece of cardboard under the material to stop any ink transfer to the material underneath.Good amount of ink in each pen easily enough to make a few different things if just outlining and small colouring.Do need to heat seal after user - pressing with hot iron works and then leaving for a week and pressing again before washing to help seal the colours and reduce fade when washing.Not a bad set which originally was priced at £5.99 for 6 pens - would be improved with finer nib options and with better colour range but overall decent

I am always looking for new craft products for my wife to try and I thought that these fabric paint markers would be a useful addition to her growing supply. She was interested to see how these pens would compare to the fabric paints that she has been using.She found that it was best to stretch the fabric taut and that an embroidery hoop was ideal as this also lifted the fabric away from the table surface so she did not have an issue with the colour soaking through.For a trial run my wife tried using the pens on a piece of pure cotton and she was surprised that the colour saturation was good and did not spread/bleed as much as she had expected. The tips of these pens are not very fine but with light pressure my wife found that she could achieve a thinner line and small dots and found them really good to use.She liked the lovely vibrant colours in this set of six fabric marker pens and felt that the two neon colours would particularly appeal to children. From her experience with other fabric paints she knows that it is essential to heat fix any designs with a warm iron for a couple of minutes, this helps to prevent fading etc.At a price of just fractionally over £6 this seems excellent value for the six pens, and worth a colourful 5 Stars.

Used these so the kids could decorate some plain canvas pumps and bags over the summer and they were great. Super easy to use and kept the kids amused without getting too messy like you do with paints.