Textile Pens

Textile pens and markers are special types of stamping, writing, and designing tools used to draw prints on various clothing items. These markers are also used for marking clothing items, either for crafting or customizations.

These fabric or textile pens can be used for any design or painting on any clothing. At times they also deliver permanent printing on certain fabrics. It means that these designs will never be washed off with standard methods and chemicals of fabric cleaning. Textile pens have surprisingly made fabric panting easier and more fun. So, if you love and know how to paint, you can use these pens to be creative with your clothes and stand prominent in the crowd. However, there is a wide range of options in textile pens are available in the market. So you need to understand these different types their uses and other feature details before making a purchase.

Everything you need to know while painting with fabric pens

Today we can find a wide range of fabric colour pens. Besides, these pens come in a variety of nibs, shapes, and models. Choosing any textile pens entirely depends on your needs and answers to questions like why you need these pens, where you will be using this pen, what kind of fabric you are using etc. Besides fabric crafting, textile pens are also useful for the lettering of any design. So, if you want to write letters, sentences, or words on your t-shirt, pick a colour and start your creative venture now. Surprisingly writing with these pens is quite a more natural and stress-free process.

Construction of a fabric dye pen

A textile pen contains permanent colour (ink, paint, or dye) designed not to fade as you wash it. In this way, this pen matches much with traditionally found permanent markers. However, the fabric pen comes in more hues as compared to such a marker or textile pens. Besides, these textile pens are also available in a variety from thin to thick to various brush style tips. Hence, they allow versatility to enjoy added creativity while painting any piece of cloth. However, there are several options available in this type of marker and pen. So you might need to read product details carefully to know what suits your needs the best.

Drawing art with fabric markers

Textile pens can help you draw on the pen, and any art can be drawn on the fabric using a stencil. All you need to do is to keep the stencil on the point you want to draw on. Then the art is drawn by making its outlines using a fabric pen. Moreover, you can also use different thicknesses of nibs for drawing outlines and filling in the designs. Further, you can use brush strokes to make different impressions or apply gradients and shades as you wish.  However, with a fabric pen, the accuracy and finish depend on the level of skill and practice you have.

Precautions while using fabric markers

Besides skills, the users of a fabric marker also need to be careful about specific points. At first, you should avoid applying deep pressure on the textile pens. If you do so, the force will damage the pen and run your fabric as well. Likewise, when drawing a long line, apply a stroke without a split to avoid the spike in the art. Also, keep the pen with capping; otherwise, you will end up facing permanent damage to your textile pens. Besides, it would help if you were careful while picking the pen’s size, type, and nib and choosing one according to drawing and fabric type.