Pentel Arts Fabric Fun Pastel Dye Sticks, 15 Color Set (PTS-15)

These are fabric dye sticks are wonderful, really hold up after many, many washes. The dye sticks are very similar to an oil pastel, very soft and smudgy.On stretchy materials, like t-shirts, it does require a technique to apply and might be challenging for a small child. They work fabulous on firm materials, like canvas, blending in easy and the colors are so bold.The heat set is simple and easy and MUST BE DONE in order for a PERMANENT product. The pictures of the shirts I made have been washed over 20 times on warm cycle. I did one on a gray shirt and was impressed on how well the color showed up and stayed after so many washes.

Good depth of color and ease of use on cotton.

It works well on jeans; it is a bit light, which is why I deducted a star, but what it is and how much it costs can't go wrong. Fun little activity that is easy to use. You draw with the pastels and place a piece of paper between the iron and your design. Then you are all set. I haven't washed it, but I imagine it doesn't stay for many washes. Perfect for having kids design a piece of clothing.

I use these for making permanent designs on T-shirts, handkerchiefs, and sometimes the faces of stuffed cloth dolls. Fabric must be able to withstand hot setting on iron, so choose 100% cotton - no delicate synthetics, and I do recommend heat-testing with your iron ahead of time. Put a thin piece of paper or even a paper towel both under and over the decorated fabric before ironing. (Doll faces must be drawn and heat-set with iron before stuffing, and ideally before sewing). If the designs aren't quite the way you want them, the package says they can be rinsed out of the fabric before ironing, and you can start over...I have never had to rinse out the colors this way, and some people say the colors don't wash out completely, but it would be worth a try if you experience the need for it.

Nice like oil pastel like texture. Hard to draw on textured shirt. There isn’t a sharp point so it’s hard to draw details. I ironed the design and washed it recently and the design has faded a little bit. Not sure how many washes it will last.

I purchased the Pentel Arts Fabric Fun Pastel Dye Sticks as part of a Christmas gift for my 9 year old daughter. She has gotten quite a bit of use out of them so far and so has her sister. They go on the fabric very easily. The color is very rich and stays put. I would definitely get these over fabric markers and unless you want the texture that fabric paint gives, I'd choose these over the paint too. If you like oil pastels, that is pretty much what these are except for fabric. I've washed the shirts my daughter "designed" several times now and the color hasn't faded yet. These offer a lot of creative fun for a small price.

They work very much like regular pastels, so if you have experience with pastel sticks for painting on paper with, you will know how these will behave...with one exception. The colors don't smear as well. They will smear a little, if you really plaster on the color, but mostly the color stays were you rub it on.*When ironing the colors, I recommend putting a sheet of paper in between the iron and the painted on fabric, otherwise you will get a residue of the colors on your iron that can transfer the colors to another fabric - ack! But using the paper fixed this problem wonderfully.They arrived on time, in great shape, and they work well. :)

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