Any one out there manage to re-dye faded seat embroidery?

[jeffgordons24]

So I came across a pretty nice set of Tobin seats that would really add to my bike rebuild/revamp but the pass pillion embroidery is pretty faded and the driver seat the embroidery is good but just not the color I would like.

I was thinking maybe fabric pens or something to dye them to royal blue but my concern is color seepage and/or the color coming off onto clothing. The driver embroidery is on the back of the cushion so I don't think that my bottom will even make contact with it but the pass seat is the whole seating surface. The girlfriend will likely hang my head out if I was to make here pants have a blue hayabusa kanji on the ass portion.

Anyone have any luck dying fabric embroidery??

 

[sixpack577]

Yep, use a sharpie.
Go over it a couple times and let it dry, repeat if needed, the thread will absorb the ink, and it'll look new.
Done it sucessfully several times.

 

[jeffgordons24]

Yep, use a sharpie.
Go over it a couple times and let it dry, repeat if needed, the thread will absorb the ink, and it'll look new.
Done it sucessfully several times.

Thanks Six, Just ordered them up $180 with shipping Will give the sharpie a go