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Post by jufergu on Mar 29, 2012 18:39:47 GMT
I don't know how much you all play around with mixed media, so this is just for information. I am doing some hand dyed/painted papers in hopes of using them in my mixed media pieces. I saw a program for scrapbooking and they mentioned a type of glue that could be used on paper to make it more durable. I purchased the glue, in the section of a hobby store that sold art materials. PVA glue is archival and has the appearance of Mod Podge, only heavier. You brush it on your paper and the paper takes on the flexibility and feel of fabric. I am doing more experiments now and will use it on old book pages and sheet music to use in collage. I will keep you posted on these experiments, in case you might like to do some collage work.
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Post by pamd on Mar 29, 2012 18:46:54 GMT
I was just reading about PVA glue yesterday and wondering what it is. The conversation was having to do with anchoring threads in embroidery. I'll be interested to hear about your experiments.
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Post by zed on Mar 29, 2012 20:49:38 GMT
PVA is what yous call Elmers as far as I know. You can also use it for picture transferring like acrylic medium.
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 29, 2012 22:05:30 GMT
It also is used to make 'fabric paper' where you put a light weight muslin down and glue various papers to the top of it. You let it dry and then you can use it just like fabric or just like paper. Any white glue works although you do need to look at the archival qualities if that is an issue for what you are making. I look forward to seeing your experiments.  |
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Post by lyn on Mar 29, 2012 22:33:07 GMT
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 30, 2012 0:56:51 GMT
Elmers school glue.
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Post by jufergu on Mar 30, 2012 1:02:51 GMT
I wondered what they used in hats. I did not know that PVA was Elmers. I did know that the PVA has much more body than things like Mod Podge. It has worked great on my artists papers, but I also did a tissue paper experiment. It was much harder to apply the glue because it was so fragile, but the results are amazing. I love the look it has. It is flexible, but strong and the dye process made it shrivel up, giving a lot of texture.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 30, 2012 1:14:24 GMT
You can add water to the glue to thin it for tissue paper. It works great for paper masher(I thinks that's spelled wrong. I want to drop the r and put an accent on the e) when you thin it down.
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Post by zed on Mar 30, 2012 8:50:50 GMT
I've used thinned down pva on tissue paper, it's great. I love the way you get new colours when it overlaps. It's great for paper collage too. And at full strength it's actually pretty good as a glaze for stuff outside, I did tissue paper on plant pots and put them outside.
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Post by jufergu on Mar 30, 2012 22:19:59 GMT
I was afraid to thin the glue down on the tissue paper. I had a hard time when I was dyeing the paper. The water in the dye was dissolving the tissue paper. However, it turned out so great that I am willing to try it again. The tissue paper looks more interesting than the artists papers. I am working on some metal for this project also.
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 31, 2012 0:54:29 GMT
I wonder if you could dye the glue instead of the paper.
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Post by pamd on Mar 31, 2012 2:35:06 GMT
Thanks for letting me know about PVA glue. That is really funny! - Elmer's! I bet you could dye the glue. Seems to me I used to mix acrylic paint into the glue for some reason - can't recall right now.
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Post by zed on Mar 31, 2012 8:25:31 GMT
Yeah, you can add acrylics to pva, or 'squeezy paint' mixed up powder paint like they have at school. I do remember tissue paper 'running' now. It was probably the red.
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