Re: fusibles

frood wrote:
I'm working on a lesson plan for a children's class. The book we will use calls for using thin plastic, such as a dry cleaning bag, to fuse fabric to paper, or to other fabric, by ironing it. Is it just me, or does this seem like a really bad idea??? Has anybody done this?

I'd much prefer to use a commercial fusible, such as WonderUnder. Will that fuse to construction paper?


UGH -- I can't imagine the *stink* if you ironed thin plastic dry cleaner bags! I suppose you could try it out at home to see if it really works. I just can't get over what I imagine the smell will be like 8-).
Anyway, I have used fusibles on all sorts of stuff when doing crafts. If your materials are porous and can take the heat from an iron, then you can use a fusible on it. I have fused paper to wood, card stock to wood, fabric to just about anything that doesn't move and heaven only knows what else -- LOL! I even fused a piece of parchment (I had done some calligraphy on it) to a suede mat board and then fused the mat board to wood. It won't work on metal (it's not porous) but the fusible will work on construction paper.
Now, tell us what the project is, OK? What is the construction paper going to be fused to? CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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