first time w Elmer's glue
08-11-2013, 01:23 PM
#22
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oxford, CT
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what am i missing out on?
I've been quilting for many, many years, but have never heard of using Elmer's glue to baste a quilt. I know it's used for applique, but how -- exactly -- does one baste with it? I've always used sprays, (except for the early days when I broke my back safety pinning every inch or so). please enlighten me
08-11-2013, 05:26 PM
#23
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Ohio, just east of Toledo
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I have a slight problem. For years, my husband has accepted my days when I must spend time with John, Deere. He knows he comes second at times, it's just a fact of his life.
Now there is another. It works out nice, usually John, Deere has days in the summer, and Elmer has times when it's colder.
Poor hubby
Now there is another. It works out nice, usually John, Deere has days in the summer, and Elmer has times when it's colder.
Poor hubby
08-11-2013, 06:40 PM
#24
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
Wow, I just learned something new...I had no idea there was any such thing as titanium needles! Are they less prone to bending?
I have used Elmer's a good bit now and love it too! Although I don't like it as much for binding, I seem to do better without it for that step. It's great for sandwiching and for holding bias-cut pieces together so they don't stretch too much - I used it a lot on the last OBW quilt I did and it was really helpful.
I just have to watch it when I'm sandwiching...if I put it on too heavy for that initial layer it soaks through onto my floor! It's laminate so no harm done, I just have to remember to mop right away or I end up with weird spots of dog hair stuck to the floor. LOL! Fortunately it comes right off with just some warm water and a mop, but it was pretty funny figuring out why I had some sort of gross dog-hair art project going on all over my livingroom floor!
I have used Elmer's a good bit now and love it too! Although I don't like it as much for binding, I seem to do better without it for that step. It's great for sandwiching and for holding bias-cut pieces together so they don't stretch too much - I used it a lot on the last OBW quilt I did and it was really helpful.
I just have to watch it when I'm sandwiching...if I put it on too heavy for that initial layer it soaks through onto my floor! It's laminate so no harm done, I just have to remember to mop right away or I end up with weird spots of dog hair stuck to the floor. LOL! Fortunately it comes right off with just some warm water and a mop, but it was pretty funny figuring out why I had some sort of gross dog-hair art project going on all over my livingroom floor!
08-21-2013, 04:51 PM
#25
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Blue Mountains, Australia.
Posts: 152
I have found that Elmer's Washable School Glue is available in Australia in two types.
Clear:
https://www.officeworks.com.au/retai...lues/JA0366860
And No Run:
https://www.officeworks.com.au/retai...lues/JA0366870
Which is the one that most people here use? It's interesting that although both of the types linked are close in the price, one has almost double the quantity.
Clear:
https://www.officeworks.com.au/retai...lues/JA0366860
And No Run:
https://www.officeworks.com.au/retai...lues/JA0366870
Which is the one that most people here use? It's interesting that although both of the types linked are close in the price, one has almost double the quantity.
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