subject: 2 Important Items To Find Out About Felt Tip Markers [print this page] A few things you need to know about felt tip markers include the way to make your own markers and how to store them.
Felt tip markers are amazing tools for artwork or creating a certain word or phrase stand out, but these kinds of markers need certain ways of storing them so they can stay longer. You can also make your own homemade marker if one of your marker's ink runs out.
Creating your own marker
*Empty an old casing
Get an old broad chisel top marker, especially one that no longer works or one that you don't use anymore. Open its top and set the cap aside. Then take the felt tip at the center out of the casing, throw away this into the trash bin, and set the old casing aside.
*Measure and cut the quilt batting
Grab a quilter's cutting mat and put this on a flat surface area. Then put quilt batting which is made of pure pressed cotton on the cutting mat. Measure 3 inches by 1/8 of an inch of the quilt batting and slice it appropriately.
*Wear gloves
Get a set of latex or vinyl gloves and put these on.
*Soak the quilt batting in ink
Put a shallow bowl on the table and put the cotton quilt batting in it. Then, put indigo ink of your desired color on the cotton quilt batting in an amount that's enough to cover the quilt batting completely. Leave the cotton quilt batting to be completely soaked by the ink for around thirty minutes.
*Put the cotton quilt batting in place
After letting the cotton quilt batting absorb the indigo ink, take out it from the dish and put it in the middle of the marker's shaft and then carefully insert it through the tip. Continue to push the cotton quilt out with the tip until about of an inch of it has appear.
*Return the seal and form the tip
Return the seal of the marker casing into place. Then, with a sharp pair of scissors, shape the tip into your ideal shape, for example bevel or spherical.
Keeping your marker
*Always place caps back on right away
Contact with air will allow markers to dry out. Even if you keep them in their own vinyl packaging, they must still be securely protected with their individual caps. Even if you go from one marker to another and back to identical marker again, you must refrain from leaving them exposed to the air.
*Put caps on closely
It isn't enough that you cover the felt tip markers with their individual caps; you need to also make sure that they're put securely in place. To find out that they're placed firmly, you need to hear a nipping sound as you put the cap on the marker. This sound suggests that you have tightly placed the cap on and ensures that the marker is closed from air.
*Put them in accessible locations
There are many pen containers which you can purchase to store your markers; nevertheless, you may also just use cups or mugs to keep your markers. If you seldom use your markers, you should place them in the drawer where they're shielded from light.
To keep your markers from the possibility of leaking, always position them in their containers with the caps pointing up.
