Another use for Elmer's Glue
01-05-2014, 06:51 AM
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Where do you get the paper thing glue, and what is it called. I would like to get some and use it. My grandson is in the scouts and has patches that need to be put on. Do you have to sew it after you apply the paper?
01-05-2014, 08:46 AM
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I discovered years ago when embroiderying or doing crossstitching I could use a toothpick with a teeny, teeny amount of Elmer' s glue to swipe the tail(s) of my embroidery floss and then secure it to a few already worked pieces of floss on the back side of my projects. It sure eliminated all those ugly knots. Have pieces 20 years and older with no unraveling. I do wash all my work when completed so I use regular glue.....NOT washable school glue for this.
01-05-2014, 09:06 AM
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They make a sheet of this stuff that is like fusible interfacing except it is like a paper thing glue. You cut it the size of the patch and peel one side. Put it on the patch and then peel the paper off the other side. Then stick the patch one the shirt. It becomes permanent. So much easier than what I had originally done.
Sounds like you could use it for applique too.
01-05-2014, 09:19 AM
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They make a sheet of this stuff that is like fusible interfacing except it is like a paper thing glue. You cut it the size of the patch and peel one side. Put it on the patch and then peel the paper off the other side. Then stick the patch one the shirt. It becomes permanent. So much easier than what I had originally done.
I also use the School Glue for making templates - I print out (or draw out) a pattern of what I need on paper, glue it to a corner of thin poster board (big sheets avail at $ store - 2/$1) then cut out my templates and they are thick enough to trace around, etc. virtually indestructible, and last a long time. Then I can store them in plastic bags or page sleeves in a notebook ready to take out and go to work! :-)
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01-05-2014, 02:39 PM
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I had a "sewing emergency" also over the holidays. I put new sheets, quilts, etc. on our spare bed and when I was almost done I stepped on the bed skirt and tore it from the top part - quite bad. Did not have time to take the bedding off, take the top mattress off and then take the bed skirt off and sew it up - so just grabbed my glue bottle and "fixed it" temporarily! No hurry to fix it now!
Quick thinking there!
01-05-2014, 08:20 PM
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