Stiffening crochet with glue

Today I am so excited to show you how to easily DIY Make your own fabric stiffener with this simple recipe that anyone can do!

Have you found yourself standing in the craft aisle, surrounded by bottles and tubes of various glues, and wondering which one would best suit your crochet or yarn project? You may know from experience that not all glues are suitable for delicate textiles, and you've worked way too hard on your piece to ruin it with the wrong adhesive. The porous nature of threads and yarn and their sensitivity to heat and caustic chemicals must be considered, but there are so many options on the shelves…

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Fabric stiffener is a craft tool that's used to strengthen such delicate materials as doilies and lace. To apply it, pour the stiffener in a plastic bag or bowl, dunk the fabric in the liquid, remove it and squeeze the fabric to wring out any excess paste.

Hello, I'm so glad you're here! In an effort to keep cool this summer I've been making thread crochet bookmarks using a pattern called Graceful Gothic Cross . It's fairly easy (you need to be...

#block #stiffen #crochetThis is just one way of blocking a crochet project. Just a mixture of glue and water.Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.co...

"This starch has no odor and dries clear and with no visible residue on the snowflakes. It’s also free from the questionable chemicals in the store bought stuff. It’s also only two ingredients that you more than likely already have in your kitchen. It is worth noting that this starch is very stiff and meant for craft projects and is not the same as laundry starch. It’s like ultra hold hairspray, which is good for things like snowflake ornaments, but not great for everyday use."

So you find yourself completing your first crochet snowflake, yay! It looks really cool, but not what you see in the pictures online… yet. Just like doilies, snowflakes benefit with a little …