I'm interested in this post! Do you just use elmer's glue full strength? Has anyone tried diluting it and using it in a spray bottle?
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I was fascinated by Reba'squilts discovery that Elmers comes in a gallon. If you have refillable containers, and can use the gallon, I found it at Walmart. It would cost under 13 cents per ounce purchased that way.https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=elmer
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Originally Posted by Jane Quilter
(Post 7838221)
I have trouble keeping the glue baste it needle clear of hardened glue. I've switched and bought a separate metal tip for my bottle like the one Sharon Schamber uses. No issues now. I love glue basting, especially seams when I am having trouble matching points or seams.
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Tried it, love it for basting. Does anyone know how long the shelf life would be?
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I use elmer's glue all the time in sewing / quilting. To hold seams more accurately especially when fussy matching patterns or stripes, and to hold applique pieces and to hold seams when doing QAYG and sooooo much more, but I always use the stick glue so much less messy then the liquid.
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Shelf Life and spray bottle question.
Thought I'd chime in on the shelf life and spray bottle question. My husband (former teacher) bought a gallon jug of washable glue several years ago for his Chemistry class. He quit teaching May of 2016 and I inherited his partial jug...still worked great. So, shelf life is several years at least (as long as you cap it and don't leave it in extreme heat most likely). Also, I have diluted it 50/50 (more or less) and tried it in a spray bottle, still came out in clumps, not a fine spray...so that one doesn't work. I saw a lady on Youtube who says she uses it in one of those metal pumps made for oil (to replace cooking spray) and gets a fine spray. I haven't been able to locate one locally, someday I will bite the bullet and buy from Amazon. I don't spray baste when hand quilting, makes the quilt hard to quilt through. I do use it for basting seams where I have a lot of points that I need to match up. Just remember to set it with the iron so it doesn't gum up your needle.
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Originally Posted by joe'smom
(Post 7838400)
Where did you purchase the metal tip? I would love to get one, too.
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Originally Posted by joe'smom
(Post 7837876)
Thanks so much for sharing this tip. It hadn't occurred to me to refill the glue baste-it with Elmer's.
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Keep the bottle turned upside down in a cup or holder. No more dried glue in the tip.
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Just want to clarify... we want the Elmer's Washable School Glue, not Elmer's Glue All.
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