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Old 03-30-2011, 09:26 AM
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When I was a kid we would make Easter eggs by wrapping crochet thread soaked in something around a balloon. Let it dry over night and then pop the balloon and have a wonderful lacy Easter egg. Now my question...........what did the thread get soaked in? Flour and water........cornstarch and water or something else. I can't remember. Help......I want to do this with DGD.
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We used 1/2 Elmers and 1/2 water solution :D:D:D
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Could you use undiluted starch (sta-flo) or something similar?
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my exMIL used sugar water.
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I think it was sugar water. My mom used to also "starch" her doilies with it.
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I think we used white glue and water.
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we made tons of these.and we used sugar water.
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White glue and water should work. That is what I always used for paper mache. It dries super hard.
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We used sugar water.
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Originally Posted by littlehud
When I was a kid we would make Easter eggs by wrapping crochet thread soaked in something around a balloon. Let it dry over night and then pop the balloon and have a wonderful lacy Easter egg. Now my question...........what did the thread get soaked in? Flour and water........cornstarch and water or something else. I can't remember. Help......I want to do this with DGD.
What a neat idea!! Do you have any pictures? I'd love to see how they turn out!!
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