elmers school glue-for aussies
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I was surprised to find elmers school glue in Officeworks here in Perth Western Australia! The reason I was surprised is that usually we cant get anything mentioned on this board or in overseas quilting mags.
They had the clear in stock but not the white.
Is the white glue the one you use for sewing?
They had the clear in stock but not the white.
Is the white glue the one you use for sewing?
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I'm actually using it for binding right now, using Sharon Schamber's method. I'm hand sewing the back down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W--xgi4nux8
I did find a smaller empty bottle that had a finer point dispenser thingie, and transferred some Elmer's out of the larger container so I could get a thinner line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W--xgi4nux8
I did find a smaller empty bottle that had a finer point dispenser thingie, and transferred some Elmer's out of the larger container so I could get a thinner line.
#3
Originally Posted by blahel
I was surprised to find elmers school glue in Officeworks here in Perth Western Australia! The reason I was surprised is that usually we cant get anything mentioned on this board or in overseas quilting mags.
They had the clear in stock but not the white.
Is the white glue the one you use for sewing?
They had the clear in stock but not the white.
Is the white glue the one you use for sewing?
you should be fine.
#8
I couldn't find any kind of equivalent here in Ireland either, and in the end, I answered a request from a board member and offered to do some applique for her. She wanted to pay me, and I said send me a couple (two!) bottles of Elmers. Guess what... she sent me 10! What a lovely lady.
Sharon Schamber sells the little fine points on her website. They come in sets of three, and I'm using the middle size.
Sharon Schamber sells the little fine points on her website. They come in sets of three, and I'm using the middle size.
#10
Even off name brands of washable glue will work. I use it, mixed with water to thin it, to soak doilies in. Then I wring them out, shape them the way I want them and let them dry. I've formed them over styrofoam cones to make the bodies for angels, made them into heart shapes for the wings, etc.
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