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Wonder Under vs. Heat & Bond vs. ???
Butterfly wrote:
Mine says" Acid Free" Does this mean you won't get heart burn? Gotta try it. Mine doesn't say anything about children or adults...just says it's all purpose but it was sold in the 'fabric glue' packaging. Now I wonder if it really IS safe for fabrics???????????? Yes, Elmer's/Pritstick/cheap&cheerful glue sticks have exactly the same composition as the much more expensive sticks of fabric glue. I use whatever I have to hand... With kids I tend to use the Bondaweb as they cannot over-glue with that. Trying to persuade them to use the smallest possible amount of glue stick and then LET IT DRY before sewing is almost impossible! At least with the Bondaweb they tend to let it cool down and stick before moving stuff to the sewing machine! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Wonder Under vs. Heat & Bond vs. ???
I have always wondered if the lack of humidity effects fusibles. I
don't buy a lot at a time either. Years ago I had one (not even sure what brand) separate and for some reason I thought the dry air we have is a factor. Taria Pati Cook wrote: I like WU, and don't have the problems most of the time *if I do the following: Don't buy too much of it at a time. And never fold it. I try to keep an old bolt board around, roll the WU when I buy it (usually 5 yards at at time) then put it on the board when I get home. Always let cool completely before removing the paper. And don't start peeling at the edges. I "scratch" a line down the center of the paper with a straight pin, and peel from there. I never get the temp right for H&B, always one way or the other. And I have had bunches of it. Also feel that even the light H&B is stiff and plastic-y. Steam-a-Seam is supposed to be good, but that is one that I always have problems with coming off the paper before I use it. (But with any of them you can lightly fuse it back to the paper with an applique pressing sheet, or Teflon sheet or such.) There is also the use of fusible sprays, both temporary and permanent. Keep a box handy to spray in (lay your applique in the box, wrong side up, spray entirely in the box. KK2000 is good because you only need a dab, and has a recommended distance of 6 inches. Has a higher proportion of adhesive to propellant than the others too.) I keep KK2000 for small things (it also goes away with heat, so be careful. But a great way to clean it up!) I use 505 for spray basting quilts. there is also a wash away fusible web by someone. Pati, in Phx |
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Wonder Under vs. Heat & Bond vs. ???
I have kept this stuff for years with no problems, but it will dry out and
it doesn't "like" UV light. I kept mine rolled up in one of the cardboard tubes the post office has for shipping. Keep it closed and out of extreme heat and you should have no problems. I now buy 30m rolls so that goes in a ziplock bag in a filing cabinet drawer. -- Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ U U U http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Taria" wrote in message news:bpiNf.35172$pE4.21507@trnddc04... I have always wondered if the lack of humidity effects fusibles. I don't buy a lot at a time either. Years ago I had one (not even sure what brand) separate and for some reason I thought the dry air we have is a factor. Taria Pati Cook wrote: I like WU, and don't have the problems most of the time *if I do the following: Don't buy too much of it at a time. And never fold it. I try to keep an old bolt board around, roll the WU when I buy it (usually 5 yards at at time) then put it on the board when I get home. Always let cool completely before removing the paper. And don't start peeling at the edges. I "scratch" a line down the center of the paper with a straight pin, and peel from there. I never get the temp right for H&B, always one way or the other. And I have had bunches of it. Also feel that even the light H&B is stiff and plastic-y. Steam-a-Seam is supposed to be good, but that is one that I always have problems with coming off the paper before I use it. (But with any of them you can lightly fuse it back to the paper with an applique pressing sheet, or Teflon sheet or such.) There is also the use of fusible sprays, both temporary and permanent. Keep a box handy to spray in (lay your applique in the box, wrong side up, spray entirely in the box. KK2000 is good because you only need a dab, and has a recommended distance of 6 inches. Has a higher proportion of adhesive to propellant than the others too.) I keep KK2000 for small things (it also goes away with heat, so be careful. But a great way to clean it up!) I use 505 for spray basting quilts. there is also a wash away fusible web by someone. Pati, in Phx |
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