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Offline Justin Falon

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white ink: for bow lettering
« on: August 21, 2010, 05:15:00 PM »
Where to find white ink for letting/naming my bow?
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Re: white ink: for bow lettering
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 05:53:00 PM »

Offline 4est trekker

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Re: white ink: for bow lettering
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 06:45:00 PM »
Yep. Craft stores (Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Dick Blick, etc.)  I use India ink with a metal nib pen.
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Re: white ink: for bow lettering
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2010, 07:14:00 PM »
never had good luck with india ink or a pen.  not sure why.
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Offline 4est trekker

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Re: white ink: for bow lettering
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2010, 07:50:00 AM »
With India ink you have to really mix it up well each time, especially the first time.  Otherwise it will have a watery consistency. Perhaps that was the trouble?
"Walk softly...and carry a bent stick."

"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through him."  Col. 3:17

Offline Johan van Niekerk

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Re: white ink: for bow lettering
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2010, 08:37:00 AM »
I've just tried a normal dipping pen (quill) and instead of ink (which doesn't seem to stick well to the glass) I used normal white acrylic paint. the water based kind sold in cheap sets of model paint. Worked absolutely brilliantly  :)  You just have to add a little water to get the consistency to the point where you can write with it using the pen.
Bonus part is the paint cost less than a 10th what a bottle of ink would have cost.

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