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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
06:28 AM Post #7189251
| I have been working on fused plastic to make flags,banners,
The finished pieces can be sewn and used for CD cases,Laptop cases.
Maskes.
Garden ornaments etc. almost anything
Save your plastic, frozen vedg bags, Chips bags ,coffee bags with metalic surfaces,shopping bags, anything plastic that has color you want .
use 2 pieces of parchment paper with a iron set on high.
Lay 1 piece of parchment on a work table
Make your arrangement
Lay 2'nd piece of parchment on top, dont let plastic over lap the parchment or it will gunk up the iron.
Slowly iron, you will hear the plastin fusing and shrinking.
When the top layer of Parch. begins to seperate ,lift it and if you want to add more plastic at that time go ahead.
These are some of the banners I made, just first attempts.
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
06:35 AM Post #7189263
| These are a few friends learning how to fuse plastic.
Ventilate the room after a few hours the air gets nasty.
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
06:35 AM Post #7189265
| SEE THRU 
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
06:36 AM Post #7189266
| Banner for the porch, using coffee bags for detail 
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
06:36 AM Post #7189269
| . 
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
06:37 AM Post #7189270
| why ruin a pumpkin 
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
06:37 AM Post #7189271
| dress up your fall harvest 
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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
October 20, 2009
09:24 AM Post #7189579
| Awesome! |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 20, 2009
10:17 AM Post #7189726
| Its kind of fun but I am wearing out with so many projects in the loop |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
October 20, 2009
11:02 AM Post #7189813
| Great idea. Love the banner.
Thanks for posting.
kb |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
October 20, 2009
04:02 PM Post #7190604
| What a neat thing to do! Truly "Trash to treasure"! |
nanaka
Webster, WI
October 20, 2009
08:23 PM Post #7191489
| This is so cool!!! The possibilites are really endless with so many colorful plastic things out there...
Does the bottom parchment stay attached? Still trying to figure out how it's done. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 21, 2009
04:46 AM Post #7192647
| No the bottom parchment releases if you let the fused piece cool a bit.
Just gently lift and seperate.
I put a weight on my bigger pieces, until theyre cold so they will flatten.
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J2222
Northridge, CA
November 30, 2009
12:57 PM Post #7322020
| Very interesting. Where does the plastic go in relation to the parchment? I'm guessing something like this: You put a piece of parchment down on iron board,then smooth plastic bag over parchment, then add some flat decorations, then smooth another plastic bag on the decorations, then another parchment, then iron? Gosh, this is so interesting. But I'm afraid to try this until I'm a little more sure about what I'm doing. Thanks! |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
November 30, 2009
01:13 PM Post #7322085
| I must have forgotten the video link on this thread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNziDXtm1SA
I used the most practical parts of this video but I do use the colored and printed parts of shopping bags as decoration. You can make many layers ,just remember the stiffer the finishd piece the harde r it is to bend.
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JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
November 30, 2009
08:19 PM Post #7323368
| I can now see myself using Hubby's old backpack zippers and buckles & straps along with the grocery & wrong sized trash bags to make him a bag that will be waterproof and practical. Hmmm, pockets for all his different stuff and a neoprene lined one for his drinks. . . These would probably need reinforcing. Any recommendations? |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
November 30, 2009
08:41 PM Post #7323440
| It is possible to sew the goods and I use hot glue. Sometimes with questionable results. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
November 30, 2009
10:00 PM Post #7323694
| Yeah, I would need to sew it for it to have the strength needed for a messenger bag/man purse. Some kind of binding tape at the stress points would help...
I watched a lot of the related videos and have some pretty good ideas, now to find time to make it happen.
The size of the cloth is only limited by the size of the paper that the cloth is made in. Butcher paper comes in wide sized rolls too. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
December 01, 2009
07:19 AM Post #7324453
| If you use butcher paper and it works without burning ,let me know.
I didnt use anything but parchment and I also discovered "size matters"
I found it hard to work on large pieces. My table space was limited. Think I will make a bunch of pieces and sew them together like a patchwork quilt.
I tried to make a shoe bag for DD for the winter and a really big bag for the yarn scraps we have.
It kept getting in the way and electrostatic dragged it to the iron.What a mess. |
