Is a Sharpie marker all right for coloring an embroidered logo?

Name: Scott

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Country or region: Anderson, S.C.

Message: I had a solid white hat with a Steelers emblem embroidered on it. I took sharpie markers and colored in the logo. I am planning to let the hat dry for a week. I'm not planning on washing the hat or getting it wet. It is not cotton. Just wondered if you thought I'd be all right. Thanks for your time & opinion.

The Sharpie permanent marker was not a bad choice for your project. It's not dye, but the pigments stick well to the material, especially when not allowed to get wet (though they will resist a few washings pretty well). For items that will be washed, I much prefer markers that are labeled specifically as being permanent on fabric, but a Sharpie marker is good enough for an item that will almost never be washed.

The one warning that I would give you, if you want the color to last as long as possible, is to store the hat in the dark, or at least out of direct sunlight, when it's not in use or on display. Many markers and other pigments and dyes are susceptible to damage from visible light. This warning applies to a great many different sources of color, even high-quality dyes.

Keep the marker, if you can, in case you want to do a touch-up later.

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Posted: Thursday - January 06, 2011 at 02:02 PM

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