A clean cloth that's been wetted down with plain rubbing alcohol works wonders. The method is very important though.. DO NOT RUB! Take the cloth and dab the spot, then move to a clean spot on your cloth and dab again. Continue this and change cloths as often as you need to. You don't want to spread the ink by rubbing the clean part of the carpet with your dirty cloth. Once most of the ink is off of the carpet fibers, you can actually pour a bit of alcohol right on the spot to try to get into the bottom of the carpet. Continue dabbing and using fresh areas of your cleaning cloth.

I have had good luck with cheap hairspray for ink....spray and soak up with a towel several times...but please try it first where it wouldn't show...and probably the best would be to contact the manufacturer.

I've tried every solvent and chemical in my house and nothing worked. So, I contacted Colonial Patterns where I buy my patterns. Here is their reply: Dear Deborah-------Transfer ink does not wash out of all fabrics especially polycotton materials. Most of the time it will wash out of 100% cotton fabric, but sometimes individuals transfer too much ink to the material to have it wash out. There is one secret about transfer ink that most people don't know about and that is that it hates direct sunlight. For some reason, direct rays of sun will cause transfer ink to fade away. If you can not cover up your transfer lines with wider embroidery stitches, we suggest that you try exposing the lines to sunlight. Thanking you very much for the opportunity to help you, we remain, Sincerely yours, Bud Price, Colonial Patterns, Inc.

The alcohol is why hair spray works on many (but not all) inks. But it evaporates very quickly, so it can be hard to get enough to remove rather than spread the ink. The hand sanitizer is the same principle -- never tried it and not sure if I would have thought of it, but great idea to keep in mind for the future. I would experiment with different solvents in the dryer to see what works on the ink before trying the clothing since you are more likely to do damage on the fabric and dyes in the clothing than a metal drum -- but do be careful to avoid any rubber or plastic parts as much as possible -- just in case. If some of them have ink, work on them after knowing what works and tread lightly. Same with the fabric. The dryer drum isn't as porous as the fabric, so the fabric could be more difficult to remove the ink without damage. Do carefully clean the dryer and let any solvent completely evaporate or be washed off before running the dryer. GooGone, Acetone and alcohol are all flammable. Mine was a red crayon in a load of whites. Got it out of everything but the white socks. The knitted texture of socks makes them so much harder to get everything out.