Originally Posted by
QuiltNama
We just had a speaker come to our quilt guild, she stated that Elmer's glue is a thick starch.
This mindless spread of misinformation drives me nuts. The speaker was incorrect. Elmer's is NOT a starch. It is a PVA-based synthetic glue (polyvinyl acetate).
From Elmer's website:
How is glue made?
Elmer's Glues are chemical based. They are made or formulated from chemicals which are synthesized (created by Man). These chemicals were originally obtained or manufactured from petroleum, natural gas and other raw materials found in Nature.
http://www.elmers.com/msds/me301_d.htm