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Question on fabric adhesives |
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By: Snowfire Date: November 29, 2020, 3:19 pm |
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I'm looking for suggestions on which kind of adhesive to use for |
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a project. |
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Some years ago I made a framed shadowbox for DH with a picture |
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of his Dad in uniform and his medals and rank and unit badges. |
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It is all mounted on a board covered with velvet. The medals |
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were easy because they pinned on. The patches were a bit more |
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challenging. I had them attached with sticky back velcro and |
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that seemed to be working for a while. Recently they have been |
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falling off and the sticky stuff on the velcro seems to be dried |
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out. I want to re-attach them but I don't want to do anything |
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which could leak through the badges and stain or damage them. |
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I was hoping some of you crafty types would have some |
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suggestions for me! Hot glue or ??? |
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Re: Question on fabric adhesives |
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By: Rho Date: November 29, 2020, 10:20 pm |
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If the problem is dried out 'sticky' and it has been many years |
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perhaps you should attach more sticky back velcro again. |
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I like Aileens craft glue but suggest you test it on a sample |
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piece of velvet. |
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Is it possible for someone to put a few invisible stitches on |
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the edges of the patches to attach them? |
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Re: Question on fabric adhesives |
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By: TootsNYC Date: November 30, 2020, 11:42 am |
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I was also going to suggest you baste them on. I think that |
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would be far less damaging than any kind of adhesive. |
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A nice sharp needle ought to slide through without much damage. |
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Just make a tacking stitch or two at each corner, leaving long |
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tails at beginning and end, and then tie the two tails at the |
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back. |
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(make your first stitch from the front to the back piercing the |
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inside of the patch, then back up just outside the patch, then |
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back down through the first hole if you can find it. Take that |
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tail that's on the front, thread it through a needle, and stitch |
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through the fabric just outside the patch. Then tie the ends |
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together on the back) |
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People often forget hand-sewing, but it's far gentler on fabric |
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that you think. |
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