Water is often the enemy of needlepoint because our threads are not colorfast. That’s why often you’ll find teachers and designers recommending alcohol-based inks for creating needlepoint. The alcohol evaporates leaving the pigment and won’t cause the color to rub out.
There’s a tiny problem — alcohol inks and alcohol-based pens are expensive. The folks at Dream a Little Bigger thought so too. So they set out to make alcohol inks at home. Their illustrated tutorial shows you how to do this step-by-step.
The markers used to create these colors were cheap washable markers, which means they were not colorfast and not safe for use on needlepoint,. I do not know how this will affect your alcohol inks, nor do I know if it will work on needlepoint canvas. So try this at your own risk!
I will, however, be trying it myself, and will update this post once I do.
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Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
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