Velcro
#2
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 683
"The sticky back gums up the needle".......includes both machine and hand needles....exactly why I only use the sew on type. I try to sew by machine whenever I can without the stitching showing in the "wrong place", otherwise I sew by hand. I quit buying that sticky stuff long ago and never looked back. Well once when I found some Velcro that was allegedly an iron on type that did not need stitching. Allegedly being the key word, if you never pulled it apart, it worked fine.
#3
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: east kilbride Scotland
Posts: 1,330
Only use the stick on kind for non sewing projects, I use it for a loop at my desk at work to stop my crutches falling over, I use it for cards at Christmas. Anything I am sewing I use the stitch on kind.
#8
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,497
Thank you, Tex. I've never seen that kind of Velcro. In my area it's really hard to find the non-sticky kind... but I'm going to make a real point of looking for it. I hadn't thought of going online. I appreciate everyone's thoughts and suggestions. What I was doing wasn't really working and now I know going forward a better way.
#9
When I was working, we had those obnoxious fabric walled cubicles. The super sticky velcro was awesome to hang picture frames with. Our office had the best pictures and frames. Except for that application, sew in only. I even found a picture LOL
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#10
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 265
A bad experience has made me hypervigilant about buying ONLY the non-sticky velcro unless I have a use for a non sewing project. I have seen this in our Whalemart.
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