mounting velvet?

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Can anyone provide tips for mounting velvet with Franks glue? My first attempt was a total fail...the velvet was so difficult to lay and smooth out.

Will call Frank's next week but would appreciate any tips or advice from Grumblers.

Thanks- clare
 
Is the velvet for a substrate or is there artwork on it?

Assuming that there is no artwork , or fairly durable artwork, rather than glue I would consider using a rigid foam board like Kapafix or the Gator equivalent and a heat activated film adhesive. The risk with glue is always that it may bleed through the fabric.

You would need to pre stretch and iron the velvet to get it as flat as possible and maybe a dry cleaner's ironing press would be useful here. I would then use an oversized board and try to tack the fabric while stretching it slightly to avoid wrinkles. Ideally the job would be finished in a heat press.
 
Ylva said:
I have never done this, velvet, I mean. Did you let the glue dry and then reactivate with heat? Is the velvet extremely thin?
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The velvet is not extremely thin. The glue was merely tacky, not really wet. No heat.
 
artfolio said:
Is the velvet for a substrate or is there artwork on it?

Assuming that there is no artwork , or fairly durable artwork, rather than glue I would consider using a rigid foam board like Kapafix or the Gator equivalent and a heat activated film adhesive. The risk with glue is always that it may bleed through the fabric.

You would need to pre stretch and iron the velvet to get it as flat as possible and maybe a dry cleaner's ironing press would be useful here. I would then use an oversized board and try to tack the fabric while stretching it slightly to avoid wrinkles. Ideally the job would be finished in a heat press.
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The purpose is to create a mounting board for a customer's object (velvet was the request.) I feel like the heat press would crush the nap?
 
the best way is to put the glue on the mounting board and let it dry. put the fabric on top and use heat (even an iron will work) to attach the velvet.
 
auntiesarahjayne said:
the best way is to put the glue on the mounting board and let it dry. put the fabric on top and use heat (even an iron will work) to attach the velvet.
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Ahhh I understand, thank you so much. Will give this a go! Best- clare
 
I have used starch paste or ph neutral pva in the past. Brush it on, lay the velvet on while the glue is wet, place another piece of velvet on top, or other fabric, then foamcore and light weight.
 
Years ago I made some display panels 6' x 2' with some Velcro-friendly fabric - which is similar to Velvet.
Rather than wet-glue it (tricky) I had a brainwave... I covered the plywood panel with strips of heavy-duty
carpet tape - leaving the release paper on top. Then I peeled the first strip (it was 2"wide tape) and positioned
the fabric, smoothed it down. Now the clever bit... Flip the fabric back and peel each strip of tape in turn smoothing
down as I you go. This way you have better control than doing to whole piece at once. I was worried that the tape
strips would produce visible lines but this was not the case. Just take your time to lay the strips so they are
neatly butted, not overlapping and not with a significant gap between.
I don't use these panels any more and they have been in my (unheated) shed for 20+ years and the fabric is
still stuck fast. 😄
 
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