【Tips】Paper Arts and Glue

Working in a book-binding company has opened my eyes to a couple of things that maybe you do know but I sure don't before I join this company...

1> Normal glue's used for most jobs and its thickness is controlled by mixing water into the glue. Thus a "drying" glue can be refresh by mixing in some water.
2> Boiled water or distilled water instead of tap water should be used to ensure longer lifespan of crafts.
3> Paint brushes used to apply glue to crafts. To clean glue-covered brushes, add a little shampoo to hot water and soak the brushes overnight before washing.
4> Plastic/glass containers used to contain glue before mixing in water. After use, leave container with glue remains to dry and peel these remains off once completely dry. This method is so much easier than trying to wash the glue off...

This's all for now... Would share more later...

Praise for Making Chinese Knots...

Very happy today, happened to talk to some frequent customers about Chinese knots and they praised me for making very nice Chinese knots... Actually, the one that they've seen wasn't really that good 'coz the cord used was not the right type... actually, any type of cord can be used to make Chinese knots except for the elastic ones 'coz the most basic concept in making Chinese knots is to balance the tightness of the knot all around... but when elastic cords were used, its very hard to balance the tightness all around...

In the picture attached, the knot on the left is made from elastic cord and the one on the right is from the usual Chinese knot cord... you can actually see from the picture that the tightness of the knot on the right is actually more balance and thus looks better than the one on the right...