How To Block And "Set" Your Crochet With Common School Glue

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[@justvintagecrochet]

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[@WinkTartanBelle]

I come back in a few hours with a damp sponge to rework any bits that dried wonky. Just press, don’t rub, to moisten the bit you need to fix. ❤

[@nialad3367]

I cover my cardboard with press n seal wrap because I've had some print transfer and cardboard stick to my work using this method.

[@WinkTartanBelle]

Great idea!

[@grammykcutter6374]

I have a lot of old doilies that I washed. They really needed it. This is a great idea for them. Thank you for the tip. I really enjoy watching you crochet. It is very soothing. I may even try one of the items one day. I especially like watching you do the mystery patterns. You are so good at figuring things out.

[@nonna3297]

I use the interlocking yoga mats to pin my work it works very well. They come in packages of 4

[@WinkTartanBelle]

I love those mats! Inexpensive and they last forever.

[@nonna3297]

@@WinkTartanBelle I agree I’ve had them for years

[@Middle-Road.Kim.K]

THANK YOU for pointing out that one should pin using the "star formation" like when tightening wheel lug nuts (6:10). The first time I blocked I just started at one corner and went around (as my logical brain told me to) and it was oh-so-wonky by the time I got to the end. 🤦‍♀️ PS: got extra glue? SLIME TIME!!! 😂

[@LoopySusieQ]

I use the clear Elmer's glue and water. Works great!!

[@donnaparks5815]

Awesome I was wondering if the clear would work the same!

[@ABJILL033]

I cover my box with cling wrap first, because sometimes the colour leeches also if there is a tiny bit of glue that didn’t dissolve the paper can stick. When I stiffen bowls or plates I also cover them with cling wrap, it is just a precaution & a plus side is it is easier to remove. Love your doilies & can’t wait to see your curtain too. ❤️❤️👏👏🇬🇧

[@RosieLeonhart]

Nice! I do this with ball Christmas ornaments and tiny balloons. After it dries you just pop the balloon! There's a few channels here on youtube that show the process. I just use a higher ratio of glue to give them a little more stability in case they fall off the tree or something. Lots of doilie patterns can be easily converted into spheres.

[@lindy-ann1412]

Thanks so much for this "how to". I am definitely going to try it on my acrylic sun hat that I have been wanting to complete for a while now ❤

[@LadyValkyri]

You did really beautiful work on this, Corinna. So lovely! I'm currently in the process of making the baubles for the Irish Opera bags. I'm making one black, one white, out of Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton. Both the grosgrain ribbons and the raw Banglori silk arrived. After a few false starts on the baubles, I decided to go down from my 4.25mm to a 3.125mm, as they just looked way too massive. Cannot wait to tag you on Insta. Lots of love & many hugs!

[@lavenderrainbow5041]

I've used this & the boiled flour method until I found out that bugs really like that stuff, lol! Thanks for sharing this with all of us! xxx

[@MySweetT1]

If you pin the center hole with a couple of pins angled out it will help keep it from getting wonky or over stretched. It will also help allow you to shape more textured doilies and keep it from setting to pointed in spots, etc...

[@Teerae11]

Oh yeah thank you so much , been wanting to do this to one of my new Doiley s and was scared but now I am good to go !!! Thank you for another great video !!! 😊

[@karentzn]

I’ve never set my crochet but watching you do it again I think I need to on quite a few of my doilies

[@shettikkawoods3248]

Beautiful dollie ,love crocheting 🧶 them especially the pineapple stitch.

[@roxanamcglinchey6613]

Its amazing how good the glue and water works to stiffen the doilie 😊

[@corrine3404]

That is a beautiful doily

[@fedrocl]

That doily is gorgeous! I taught myself to crochet when I was 7 or 8 years old. All I could afford was cotton thread, a small hook, and a book of doily patterns. There soon were doilies everywhere. I've been crocheting my whole life. As for the glue method, I think it's genius. My only concern is pinning it to a cardboard box without putting a sheet of plastic wrap between them. Doesn't the doily get glued to the box?

[@justvintagecrochet]

The school glue is not that bonding ( when thinned out with water) , so far I have never had anything stick to the card board :)

[@arlysdavis3694]

Great to know. What a beautiful doily. Thanks

[@148kmartinez]

Very pretty. Great idea 💡 👍🏼🥰🙋🏽‍♀️

[@miketa87]

Wow! Great results!

[@adelacoburn1396]

Looks great, thanks Corinna..

[@inannashu689]

Oh i have to admit the idea of dipping doiles in elmers glue gave me shivers down my timbers-lol I have questions.Does it cause yellowing over time? Does it cause shrinkage?

[@justvintagecrochet]

Not at all

[@Anya54321]

Cool, thanks for that! It was exactly what I needed to know

[@cynthiahowe8697]

I did a lot of snowflakes one year for Christmas gifts and used the old sugar starch method. Worked well, but I did notice that in storing them that bugs were drawn to them so I had to wash and store them with no starch and re-starch them every year. I was wondering about using glue and I am going to try it. I only have one doily at this time but plan on doing some for my cousin as a gift. Thank you.

[@RosieLeonhart]

I just commented about using this for Christmas ornaments myself. I've been doing it for years; and it works great. I've used it on lots of different colored thread, too, and it doesn't seem to dull the vibrant colors or the metallic sparkly ones.

[@devils.advocate2354]

Works wonderfully 😊

[@donnasqueaky2]

I was wondering about that! Thank you! ❤

[@lindahanke]

Great idea 👍👍👍

[@karenh2890]

Thank you for this tutorial!

[@krisindaboyce2747]

I bought the garden kneeling foam pads and bamboo skewers to make my own blocking board. My cats decided it was a new toy at first. They kept pulling out the bamboo skewers I had cut to size, out off the board. It stretched the holes ! Then every thing became sloppy. For my crochet squares. I said forget this, splurged on a block board, with rust resistant metal pegs. These will hold, and holes won't get stretched. I can do more than one block at a time. I couldn't layer them on my home made one. Too weak. I really want to make this Snowflake doily, it is gorgeous ❤ will use your method. Not sure when I'll get started on it. May be for 2024 Christmas year. I wouldn't get one made for this year. I am slow with my crochet.

[@boxerdogsmom]

Brilliant, Thank you❤

[@kathylecluyse7820]

That does make it look a lot nicer doesn't it? One question: if you work with glue on cardboard, does it tend to make your work stick to the cardboard?

[@justvintagecrochet]

no :)

[@BetterYouBetterLifeLLC]

Will you need to do this method every time you wash it? Also, say you leave it out for a few months or pack it away, will it turn a funny color?

[@Aegopodium]

Hi there! Just wondering... wouldn't it be easier to start the pinning from the center outwards (sorry, have been in technical jobs a lot and I see things differently)... ? Blockin' and Settin' Put that on a shirt 😆

[@mother2midwife]

THANK YOU!!!

[@annettegraff8323]

Interesting technique ! Great for using doilies ! I would Not recommend storing doilies with glue or starch Having griwn up in the sourh I know bugs especially cockroachs love to eat it ! Always wash before storing ! Thats why so many you find aren't stiff 😊❤

[@justvintagecrochet]

Thanks for the tip!

[@ablindgibsongirl]

Oh, I tried this last year. When I made snowflakes, I got through doing two of them, and had a visceral reaction to the texture of the glue and the cotton crochet. I really didn’t like it. If this works, though, maybe I should give it another try. I would also like to try the old-fashioned, dipping and starch method. I wonder though, I made some beautiful black pieces of crochet, if I dip it in the glue, will it dim the color?

[@justvintagecrochet]

I have never tried with black so I can't say, Im sorry

[@krussell9995]

Great video! Did you prefer the glue mixture when it was more watered down or was it better with more glue?

[@justvintagecrochet]

It was much better with more glue 👍👍

[@AnnaG888]

Thank you❤

[@jolenelarson469]

I learned the hard way to only use pins that won't rust..

[@larisa8490]

Hi I just found your channel and I love you so much. Thank you for your videos. I have a question how much you charge for a dolly thank you. I try to do my own business crochet and I don’t know the prices I don’t want to offer price or go broke😅 Thank you.

[@booklovingmommy]

Is this cotton or acrylic or ? Do you do this with all types of fibers?

[@justvintagecrochet]

This is cotton, you can do this with acrylic, the difference is cotton absorbs while acrylic is plastic and won’t absorb, so if you do this with acrylics you will get a set but it will only be surface set and it won’t last as long

[@AnnaG888]

Does the glue add a stain repelling layer? Can project be washed ? Would I need to reapply glue in the same way as originally set if I do wash it? Xxxx

[@peggy_kol1303]

Can you wash it after blocking with glue?

[@carolday3381]

A serious question, is this how to shape a stiff standing collar or cuff? I’ve seen them on clothes in fashion shows and wondered how to keep those things fresh and crisp. Are they somehow permanently glued into shape?

[@shettikkawoods3248]

Isn’t white glue and water mixed together... homemade mod podge. Acrylic acetate for glossiness.

[@dejayne8246]

For crochet Christmas baubles would you use a higher ratio of glue to water?

[@justvintagecrochet]

oh yes! more glue will for sure be stiffer,

[@tonyalbertson9983]

By using glue does it not stick to the box? I have used sugar and water before to stiffen a doilie

[@shellylamb2986]

can you wash it afterwards

[@Sethrocksalot]

Why do you put the tacks in at an angle? Versus pushing them in straight down

[@justvintagecrochet]

it helps to keep them out of the way as I work, and it helps to stretch just a bit more

[@tammymcdaniel7442]

can you do this with acrylic yarn?

[@justvintagecrochet]

Oh yes, cotton will work better because it absorbs the glue into its fibers, but this will work with acrylic, you just need to make your mixture a bit more rich or concentrated

[@tammymcdaniel7442]

@@justvintagecrochet thank you so much! I can't wait to try this.

[@aew6645]

Are there at concerns with the cardboard sticking to the doily, colour leaking through from the print on the box, or discolouring over time?

[@jolenelarson469]

I would be concerned about this also. I use a blocking mat so I don't have this concern. But if a person doesn't have a mat, they might want to put plastic wrap over the cardboard.

[@justvintagecrochet]

This school glue is not that bonding when watered down like this, it has not been a problem for me so far :)

[@enolastenson9792]

😮

[@adcbeddde]

Does the glue get yellow in sunlight or discolor anyway?

[@WinkTartanBelle]

I’ve used this brand of glue for many purposes for decades. The only discoloration of this glue has come from dust or dyes/paints or moisture. As long as it stays dry it stays clear. Sunlight does not seem to affect it. Tried and true.

[@delladearest2511]

@@WinkTartanBelle. Don’t doilies get washed then would it have to be reblocked?

[@enolastenson9792]

😮

[@WinkTartanBelle]

@@delladearest2511 No matter what you use you’ll have to reblock if you wash them. They don’t get as soiled if you use a lot of starch or this glue method. Just dust them like you would any other decorative item. As long as they stay dry.

[@gaylescovel7308]

Can this be washed again if needed?

[@justvintagecrochet]

Oh yes, you will have to block and set it again , but the glue will wash right out , no problem : )

[@nicolacarter5277]

So what happens if it needs to be washed at some point later, does the glue wash out and need redoing?

[@justvintagecrochet]

yes, it will need to be re-glued and pinned every time

[@berrycarbs]

I was myself wondering about this - so thank you for asking… 😁

[@carolday3381]

Shouldn’t you put parchment paper down first? Or better glide /slide aluminum foil as it wont glue down.

[@selection1445]

I was scared it was going to stick to the cardboard !

[@Lady_dromeda]

So my frequent searching laundry aisles for starch was pointless? 😅 (never found any so none of my doilies are set)

[@Casinogirl56]

STA-Flo liquid starch is at both grocery stores in my town, pop. 2108. Amazon carries it as well. (9.99 for a 64 Oz bottle). It took me over a year to use 1 bottle, and I block big doilies. A lot.