Are Gelly Roll pens safe for quilting and fabric crafts?
Gelly Roll pens are made specifically for use on paper. We have received numerous testimonials describing the use of Gelly Rolls on fabric. Due to the wide variation in fabrics, fabric finishes and cleaning methods, we strongly recommend you try ANY pen or marker (ours or our competitors’ ) on a small swatch of the fabric(s) you will be using, allow it to dry completely, then clean the swatches as you will the finished piece. Given the hours and hours of time that go into those beautiful quilts, this should be a basic precaution for all quilters and appliquers. For safe use, please refer to the following (below). By the way, there is no “chemical” added to make the inks glide. A big reason our pens glide better is because the tiny little ball in the tip is itself smoother than our competitor’s. This superior engineering enhances the “delivery” of the gel ink. Obviously, the smoother the fabric or paper, the more this will be evident.
