RIBBON GLUE

[sherry]

Once again, I have not been on the forum in a good long while- used to get on it daily but my life has turned upside down with sick family members and care etc. It's been crazy, crazy. But I get the best advice on here for my various scrap needs, always. The best tips.

Ok- glue for ribbon- asked this question maybe 2 months ago and got several suggestions. I bought the Making Memories Ribbon Glue and I do like it very much and it does the trick great, but I feel it is expensive for the little bitty tube. Does anyone know if that age old Aileen's Tacky Glue will work? It's a much larger bottle and much cheaper. Appreciate any response. Thank you!!!!

[Queen Mum]

I just use my ATG. IT works fine.

[cort]

I will sometimes run pieces of ribbon through my xyron to make it adhesive.

[sherry]

Yes, I've used the Xyron on lighter ribbons, but the heavier lace pieces I've been using lately, that doesn't work. No one uses Aileen's Tacky Glue?

[sakura-panda]

I use Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue (green and white bottle) or the Xyron "X" for ribbon -- somehow, I've never been able to get the glue from my ATG to stick to them.


I always think of Tacky Glue as a not-photo-safe craft glue. I just Googled it and found that isn't true, but it just isn't something I think about using. (And I think I do have a bottle of it somewhere.)

[sherelm]

Anything is safe around photos these days - we have strayed so far away from the acid free/lignin free stuff it isn't funny. Do you think metal embellishments won't rust over time? Do you think the fabric won't yellow? I've already had paperclips rust - not the store ones - the scrapbook ones. So the thought now is that as long as you keep the fluff stuff away from your photos - you're good.

Just be sure your photos are adhered with safe glue, and use what you want on the rest of the page. REALLY.

[PezKat]

Maybe I don't use that much ribbon, but I love the MM Ribbon Glue & mine seems to be lasting quite a while.

[craftyfool]

I tend to use Glue Dots for ribbon. The longer the piece...the more I use. If I have it going all the way across the page I probably use 4 dots total.

Glue drives me crazy...cuz it has to dry...I'm FAR too impatient for that jazz.

[blfonty]

Depending on the ribbon, I like glue dots, glue lines, and Xyron or I use my regular Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro when it will stick.

[scrappininAK]

I use Aleens tacky glue for lots of things - it holds really well and you don't need a huge amount - just dot it along very thinly. A bottle will last forever. For sheer ribbons it may show through but it's fine for thicker ones