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Wanted! The Perfect Glue?

I have purchased every glue on the market. I have done hundreds of experiments making homemade glue for two years...... and I still have not hit on the perfect glue for white japanese paper.
I need it to stiffen...really stiffen! thin rice paper, mulberry, kozo, unru paper, etc. I need this glue to be translucent, colorless, water resistant, non yellowing, and does not re-absorb atmospheric moisture. I need this glue to be cheap and non flammable. My kitchen is open to trying anything. I have experimented with Elmers, Modpodge, Decoupage, flour, soda, cornstarch, cake batter, sugar, varnish, gelatin, hair gels, borax, soaps, waxes (parafin, soy, and bees wax) potato starch, rice starch, tapioca beads, hot glue, silicone, putty's and........? Believe me the list goes on. My attempt to stiffen and seal handmade papers have all but failed. They usually come out too flimsy, too brittle, too opaque, too yellow, or it re-absorbs moisture. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Have you tried bottled "stiffeners" that are found in fabric stores (and maybe elsewhere)? Aleene's is one brand, and there's at least one other --maybe called "Stiffy."

Clear acrylic finishes for wood (like Rustoleum's Varathane**) might work too, and can be applied in as many coats (drying between) as you want for greater strength.
**comes in semi-gloss and gloss and one very-very-matte, as well as in indoor/outdoor versions and water-based/non-water-based versions.
The indoor, water-based, Gloss one is the one I'm mostly familiar with, and I believe it does not yellow.
(more info on that particular brand can be found on this page:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/finishes.htm )

Also one of the "two-part resins" should work (perhaps a polyester one like Castin' Craft... I think the epoxy resins will yellow a bit over time if exposed to too much ultraviolet light, but they do better at "coating" than the polyesters --though one version of Polytranspar Artificial Water says it's final surface might be suitable .)
(Btw, if you don't want paper to become translucent from applying resin to it, you'll need to coat it first with a thinned white glue to seal it, then dry.)
There's more info on 2-part resins on this page if you want to check them out:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm

As for "white glues," I don't know if more expensive ones (or "industrial" white glues) would end up drying any stiffer than ordinary Elmer's Glue All (but that is one of the cheaper ones on the market). "Industrial" white glues are usually more water-resistant though (and some may be more UV resistant too) than the cheaper white glues. (For added stiffness, you might try doing several coats.)

Translucent "liquid polymer clays" will stiffen, but they need to be baked (home oven) after application to cure them. Some brands will also be perhaps a little frosty looking unless they're sanded and buffed (which you probably couldn't do), but that may not matter for what you're doing. (The Fimo brand and the Kato brand will be clearer than the more available Sculpey brand though, but usually need to be mail ordered.)
After baking, they can also be coated with an acrylic like Varathane, etc. for shine and more visual depth. They are very water resistant. More info here if you're interested:

http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/LiquidSculpey.htm

And here's something you might want to check out from that page:
"....Eberhard Faber's lesson on making cone shape (cardstock or?) heavy paper sleeves (with images on surface "decoupaged" both sides with liqud clay), into which a small bulb from a string of lights is placed

http://tinyurl.com/aw7cf

...You can make flowers out of tissue paper, and then give them a thin coating of liquid clay
...You can form items out of paper (such as a trash can) and paint it with liquid clay...after baking, paint and decorate. Ellen"

And there's more info on using paper in similar ways on this page:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/mixing_media.htm

(look under the category "Paper")

Good luck!

Diane B.

Making a Cross Bead Necklace

Cross bead jewelery is quite a rage among people these days. The whole gothic feel that this particular jewelry provides to the appearance is something which every true fashion lover adores. In fact, you can make it all the more special by crafting it out out on your own. Mentioned below is the process of making a cross bead necklace at home.Check it out:

 

Material Needed

- A 30" Leather lacing, approximately (Suede Cord)

- 7 Translucent blue pony beads

- 1 White pony bead

- Glue, optional

 

Procedure

Step 1

First of all to start with, you would be needed to fold the leather lacing into its half and hold on to folded end firmly.

Step 2

Now in the second step, you would need to push two of the translucent beads on to the folded end. But, while doing so, you have to be sure of leaving a little length of lacing below the beads. This extra length would justify its purpose in the later stages.

Step 3

Once the first two pony beads have been inserted into the lacing, you would next need to again, string one translucent bead each into each of the leather lacing from the other end.

Step 4

Now you'll be left with three more beads, push these remaining beads into the leather lacing from both ends.

Step 5

All the beads are within the leather lacing now so, you would be tying both the ends of the leather lacing together in a knot tightly.

Step 6

Next, you have push two of the translucent bead towards the knot you just tied.

Step 7

In this step you have to be tactful. Here, you would have to push the other two bead which are on the strings towards the individually strung beads.

Step 8

Now comes the turn of the white bead. Place the white bead sideways that is, on the open ends amongst the 2 translucent beads and then gently push the double strung translucent bead down until it tightens the necklace enough to hold the white bead right in place.

Step 9

You can use glue to stiffen the hold of white bead, though it is no necessary.

To know more about cross beads, click here.

 

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