You just read my mind. I have a 15 year old JCPenney security blanket that’s become a real problem. I sleep with Blankie (2nd Edition) every night and a recent modification has made things difficult. My girlfriend and I dyed it black and now it’s difficult to locate when urgently needed in the dark. The only thing that comes to mind is creating Blankie Glow with something that we can’t quite figure out. Any ideas on getting Blankie Glow into development? Wood is my area of expertise, but my girlfriend is the fabric fabricator.
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I haven’t used any so I’m not sure how it works, but I have seen “glow-in-the-dark” thread that may be able to be stitched around the boarder or binding or somewhere to your liking on the blanket. I believe I’ve seen some at Midwest Sewing, but I’m sure other places may have it too.
The problem you’re going to have is that glow in the dark things have to be charged with light and lose that glow over time. I have glow in the dark yarn that could be used to blanket stitch around the outside. I doubt it will hold a charge very long but I will test it. Things that glow for a long time work best in a clear substrate, which isn’t very cuddly. That’s why glow in the dark paints are so transparent.
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Amazon lists glow-in-the-dark fabric, paints, powder, and buttons. Maybe other glow-in-the-dark things as well, there’s a lot to search through.
Now this is not what you asked for, but there are also LEDs and EL wire, if you can figure out a way (fabric tunnels/pockets? string ties? velcro?) to remove the wiring and battery pack for laundry. Here - are - some - examples, here again, there’s a lot to search through.
Good luck, let us know what you did. Thanks!
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Polonium-210?
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I’ve made pajama pants out of flannel with glow patterns! But similar to glow stickers and toys it needs light first. Also I’ll say after a few dozen washings the glow eventually wears. But they’re very cool at first!
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