[h-cost] spray adhesives
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. Kim has any one had problems with the spray adhesives for quilting? Penny ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] spray adhesives
Thanks From: Kim Baird kba...@cableone.net To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 8:52:03 AM Subject: [h-cost] spray adhesives 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. Kim has any one had problems with the spray adhesives for quilting? Penny ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] spray adhesives
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. OChris Laning clan...@igc.org - Davis, California + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] spray adhesives
Forgot to add: yes, spray adhesive DOES get everywhere. Not something I would like to be breathing, either. I always do mine out on my front porch, with lots of newspaper around the thing I'm spraying. (Admittedly, living in California makes year-round front-porch spraying a lot more feasible...) Also: spray the back side of the small piece you are putting down, not the front side of the background. Seems like common sense to me, but I did have to point that out to my Mom once. I find this stuff really, really helpful for applique. It keeps everything nice and smooth while you are stitching it down. OChris Laning clan...@igc.org - Davis, California + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
