About the glue. Go to youtube, put in elmer's glue. Her name is Susan Shumacher(spelling?). It is the school glue that I and others use. I hold the binding down and set the glue with my iron. It flakes, no gummy stuff on the needle. It washes right out, doesn't stain, and makes it possible to quickly sew an accurate binding. The stuff is really just thick starch, completely non toxic.