Zig Memory System Millennium Markers

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Steven Leckart for Cool Tools writes:

An avid scrapbooker in our family vehemently recommended these acid-free pens about five years ago. Ever since, we’ve used them to label all of our albums and prints, both new and old. If you’re going to take enough care to use an acid-free album or you plan to send your photos overseas for scanning, then you need one of these; otherwise, in time, the acid from, say, a standard ballpoint will cause degradation (yellowing, brittleness, etc.). The fine tip allows for small, really crisp penmanship (we use the 05 model which produces a .45mm line). They’re advertised as fade proof, non-bleeding and waterproof. I can attest to the first two (we take great care to keep our stuff dry *knock wood*). One caveat: to avoid smudges, let the ink sit about 10-15 seconds before putting the photo back into an album.

Zig acid free pens, available from Dick Blick and Amazon. Link.

2 thoughts on “Zig Memory System Millennium Markers

  1. Zig Memory System Millennium Markers bekathwia says:

    Celeste tells me, “I wanted to let you know that a better pen for writing on photos (fronts and backs) and other non-porous surfaces is an American Crafts Slick Writer.
    http://www.americancrafts.com/subcategory.php?id=27&sub=97
    I prefer the fine point. They dry really fast and never smudge.”

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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