On Jan 13, 2010, at 6:52 AM, Kim Baird wrote:
The ONLY kind I like to use is Sulky KK2000. It is a temporary
adhesive.
Everything else, especially Sullivan's, is WAY TOO STICKY, and gets
everywhere.
It's expensive, so I stock up when there's a sale.
Yes, TEMPORARY or RE-POSITIONABLE are the words to look for.
It might be worth comparing prices of the adhesive sold for fabric
with the temporary spray adhesives in an art department (i.e. near the
paintbrushes and stuff) -- I've used a couple of different brands and
they are very handy for "glue-basting." As with glue sticks, I
strongly suspect that they may change the packaging, label it as being
for fabric, and jack up the price, but the contents are probably
identical to what's sold for art purposes.
BTW, the price difference between buying something from a specialized
"art store" and from a crafts chain store like Michael's can also be
pretty astonishing.
As far as I can tell, these temporary adhesives seem to wash out of
cloth completely, but I can't vouch for what will happen decades down
the road.
Just be sure you avoid the permanent kinds -- those are basically a
spray version of rubber cement, and we all know what happens to *that*
when it ages.
I discovered these because I'm a graphic designer, and this is not the
only art tool that carries over well into textile arts: my favorite
marker for dark fabric is a Stabilo white watercolor pencil.
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