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- For adhering fiber to fiber

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I definitely encourage you
to sew as much as possible.

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However, there are certain projects

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where glue can come to the rescue.

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For instance, if I'm putting together

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a really cute crochet painting,

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I would have already adhered
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so it's really hard to sew
on any of my appliques.

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My favorite glue for this
is actually hot glue.

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I know hot glue sometimes gets a bad rap,

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but I find it has a quick, strong hold

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when it comes to fiber.

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My hot glue gun is warmed up.

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I usually squirt out a little bit

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in case there are any bubbles.

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Hot glue is really cool,

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'cause it's also really easy to apply.

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I have half of this
barn already hot glued.

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You can also go in sections,

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since hot glue cools and dries so quickly.

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The background is also hot
glued, as well as this sun.

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So you wanna hot glue
slightly away from the edge,

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so you can avoid seeping in the edges.

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And just put a steady line

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around the border of your applique.

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I need to stick another
hot glue stick in here.

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And I kind of go in
crisscross Xs to get coverage.

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You don't need full coverage,

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since the glue has such a good grip.

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And then you wanna push this down.

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And I like to hold it down
until it cools off a bit,

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because if you let go and it
peels away and the glue dries,

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you'll see all these weird

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like glue stalactites and stalagmites.

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So you want to make sure
you have good contact

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and it only takes maybe one or
two minutes for this to set.

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Super easy.

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This is not washable,

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so you can't use hot glue
for your wearable items,

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but it's really great for
pieces of home decor or toys.

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If you have a 3D toy, like this,

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this is a partially finished cupcake.

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We'll add the cherry later,
we'll talk about that later.

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You can do the same thing.

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You kind of go around the edge,

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maybe 1/2 an inch to an
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I'm kind of going in
concentric circles here.

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You just place your two pieces together,

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wanna kind of smush it down,
so there's a good contact,

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but it's that easy and
it's a very fabulous hold.

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You'll be surprised.

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Keep in mind for the most part

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my art is for grownups and not for kids.

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All these sprinkles are
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so any place where you're
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you probably want to keep out
of small children's hands.

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Hot glue is also really great

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for adhering your fiber art to a card.

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That's always my favorite
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a greeting card.

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And again, super easy.

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You just put a dollop of
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press it on, wait for it
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And if you want a less permanent hold,

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for instance, I might be making

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a greeting card for a friend,

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but I want her to be able to reuse

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this super cute applique, maybe
for a hair clip or a broach,

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you can use glue dots.

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These are super strength hold,

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but you can also use a temporary hold.

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Both will work on your fiber.

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So you take your applique,
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Glue dot should peel off
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And you just stick it on your card

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and you have a really cool
removable piece of art.

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If you're looking for a washable
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my two favorites are
Aleene's OK to Wash-It

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and Beacon's Fabri-Tac.

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I use them for different purposes,

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since Aleene's OK to Wash-It when dried

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feels good when it's close to the skin.

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So I'll use it for wearable
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Fabri-Tac is awesome,
because it dries so quickly.

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However, I find that on a wearable item,

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it's a little bit itchy.

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So I still stick with it for
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items that won't actually touch the skin.

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To use Aleene's OK to Wash-It,

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the instructions tell you
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and then wait for three to five
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But when you're dealing
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putting it back down

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after there's glue on it can be difficult.

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So what I do is I apply the
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This is acrylic yarn on acrylic yarn.

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You want to get enough
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but you don't want too much

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where it gets all seepy around the edges.

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And then I put it where I want it to go,

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but I don't push it down very hard.

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You don't want the glue to seep
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You wanna give it a minute to get tacky.

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Similar process with the pompoms.

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You can use a tweezer if you want.

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I find it's just easier
for me to use my finger.

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Let me get a little, oops, bead of glue.

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I just shake out the air bubble

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and get the glue closer to
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And you place it on your fiber piece.

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And again, don't smush it yet.

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I give my glued pieces
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to get tacky,

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and then I come back and gently push

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everything closer to the
surface of the fiber.

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This stuff is great, it
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When it comes to washing your handmade,

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I always advise a cold gentle hand wash

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and then drying flat.

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This is wool felt.

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So don't touch it for five to 10 minutes.

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If you have to set a timer and do that,

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because if you forget and it gets too dry

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this whole thing won't work.

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So set a timer.

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Fabri-Tac has a similar application,

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but it dries much more quickly

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so you don't have to give it
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I'm shaking all the glue to
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Not too close to the edge,

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I don't want to get that seeping.

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And you can push pretty firmly

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on Fabri-Tac pieces right away.

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Make sure there is good contact.

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Fabri-Tac also tends to get stringy.

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Some people suggest putting Vaseline

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around the tip to avoid stringiness.

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I don't normally have Vaseline
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so what I do is I just snap the dispenser

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away from my embellishment while I'm going

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and I think it helps to
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But I always have a paper towel handy.

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This might start getting really gloppy,

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so you can just wipe the tip.

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because it's too thin and
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gluey mess on the tip of your Fabri-Tac.

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Kind of dab to pull the string of glue

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along your embellishment, and tap it in.

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you can just start
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so there's good contact
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And then I would suggest
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for like eight hours.

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Sometimes you're curious

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and you wanna peel up the
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Just leave it alone and trust

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that the glue is doing its job.

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After 10 minutes, you can go

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and then press your Aleene's
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And again, with the Aleene's,

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don't be tempted to pick at anything

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and just let this sit for,
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I have some already
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This is the OK to Wash-It
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I wanted to give you
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when there's a good application

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versus a less good application.

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glue things for me,

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but I found that for some reason

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there was something weird
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and pompoms were falling off scarves.

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I did the sort of less good application

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where I just applied glue,

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pushed everything down,
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I didn't give it that tacky time,

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everything just went straight
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I gave the Aleene's OK to
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and I also gave the
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So I thought it'd be
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some of these things,

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so you can see what kind of strength

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of adhesion you're getting.

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So again, this is the
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and this is when it stuck on poorly.

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You can see that the
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You just have a really poor adhesion.

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You can pick at some pompoms.

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They're smaller,

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so they kind of had a
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These are actually OK, it's not bad.

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So even if you just smushed
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your pompoms might survive,
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Let's see about the letter.

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The letter has pretty good grip,

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but like if I were
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and this peeling started happening,

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I would be really upset about that.

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Fabri-Tac and OK to Wash-It

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actually are not my favorite
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fiber to fiber,

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simply because it's hard
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That's why I really love hot glue.

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But again, it's not great
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but I wanted to just show
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of what you might expect.

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And I encourage you also to
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So you can see this has a better adhesion,

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we have a little bit
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but it's definitely stuck
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And the pompoms should be good,

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and this lettering is pretty good.

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Let's pick at some Fabri-Tac.

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This is the bad side.

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It comes up pretty easily.

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The pompoms will probably be good.

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You can kind of slap and
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and pompoms, since it's so quick to dry.

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And the lettering is
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Again, this is wool felt.

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And the good side is
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This is actually stuck
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Pompoms, good.

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Wool felt lettering, perfect.

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I use a lot of curly cues
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in my food crochet art and
people are always asking me,

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how are you doing that?

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Is that sewn on?

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What's going on?

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And it's actually also glue.

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I start with a crocheted chain.

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Again, this is acrylic
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And I secure one end of the
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And it's really easy,

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you just use Fabri-Tac carefully

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along the underside of
the chain, snap it away.

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You have some working time here

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and you just carefully
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wherever you want it to go.

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It does take maybe two minutes

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for it to really have a good grab,

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but when it's fully dry, the
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So just go an inch, inch and 1/2 at a time

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and guide the direction of
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It's that easy.

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And once you get to the
very end of your curly cue

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or your letter, you just
take a tapestry needle,

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pull the tail to the back
of your piece, tie it off,

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and you're finished.

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Knowing which kind of glue
to use for which project

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can be a little overwhelming.

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We went through a lot
of different options,

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washable versus not washable,

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on the skin versus not on the skin,

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so you can always refer to the handy chart

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I created for you in your class PDF.