From: David Syrotiak <syrotiak-AT-svcable.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:09:18 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] TIP: glue for marionnette knots


Great Mathieu!

I usually use Sobo, but I'll give this a try.

-Dave


On Dec 8, 2008, at 11:40 PM, Mathieu René wrote:

>
>
> I recently was told about a neat sewing product called Fray Away.
> It's a clear liquid glue made to stop fabrics from unraveling.
> It dries very fast, faster than the super glue Locktite.
>
> It seems to retains some flex, contrary to Locktite, which is a  
> good thing,
> I think the string will have less tendency to break near the glue  
> joint.
> It has a tendency to run fast from the bottle, so be careful, be  
> patient,
> don't squeeze hard.
>
>
> Background.
> I needed to glue some knots on my puppet eye mechanics, and the  
> stores were
> closed at the time. Our costume maker on the project was there, and  
> happened
> to have some Fray Away with her.
>
> She told us they used crazy huge quantities of it while working on  
> the epic
> hit movie 300, needing to make sure all those tattered rags the  
> characters
> wore would not unravel. They bought all the Fray Away stocks from  
> all the
> sewing stores they could find in the Montreal area.
>
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