Crafting in same room as jumper?

[The Snark]

I am putting together a miniature house set from Amazon to do a photo shoot of my jumper!

Eagerly awaiting pictures. Try to get one of it in the living room kicking back with a beer watching the boob tube.

 

[Nicole C G]

Eagerly awaiting pictures. Try to get one of it in the living room kicking back with a beer watching the boob tube.

She is underage so she cannot have beer yet. Only an older juvenile! But I have a mini milkshake hopefully that’s good enough! XD

 

[The Snark]

Actually, just a jumper exploring one of those highly detailed miniature doll houses. Add a sound track and narrative.- adorable.

 

[Nicole C G]

I am making good progress on my craft, However Elmer’s Glue-all isn’t working for the fabrics even though it says it can glue fabric and wood, perhaps it can’t because I am gluing fabric TO wood? Are there any types of glue that is safe to be in my room with my jumper that can glue fabric to wood? Thanks for all your help!

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

Mod Podge is about as safe as white glue and is commonly used to glue fabric to wood.

 

[Nicole C G]

Mod Podge is about as safe as white glue and is commonly used to glue fabric to wood.

Awesome! I actually have a jar of that for glazing polymer clay figurines. I’ll try it!

 

[The Snark]

Read my lips. Hot glue. You can pre heat the wood with a heat gun or even hair dryer which gives better flow and adhesion. Hot glue getting into the fabric of cloth is forever.
Also, you can apply the hot glue to the fabric, let cool then hold it to where you want it on the wood and heat the fabric from the back side with an iron. Upholsterers sometimes use this trick to get the glue and fabric placed precisely where you want it.

 

[Nicole C G]

I tried to use modpodge but it works just as well as the elmer’s, which isn’t very good
And I would try hot glue but I don’t have a hot glue gun and I have to position the fabric with my fingers and I’m worried I would burn myself. Is there any stronger glue I could use? Sorry if I’m bothering at this point.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

I tried to use modpodge but it works just as well as the elmer’s, which isn’t very good
And I would try hot glue but I don’t have a hot glue gun and I have to position the fabric with my fingers and I’m worried I would burn myself. Is there any stronger glue I could use? Sorry if I’m bothering at this point.

Anything stronger than mod podge is likely too toxic - definitely go with hot glue. You can use clips or weights to hold the fabric in place so you don't scorch your tender fingers.
Edit: actually, this suggestion is better:

apply the hot glue to the fabric, let cool then hold it to where you want it on the wood and heat the fabric from the back side with an iron.

 

[The Snark]

I tried to use modpodge but it works just as well as the elmer’s, which isn’t very good

So what you need is something to hold things in place giving Elmers or whatever a chance to set that is non toxic. The stickiest substance in this solar system is hard candy - that is caramel, sugar, heated into the correct hardness when cooled range. Near it in tackiness is gluten. Remember kindergarten and wheat paste? I've never fiddled with the stuff but it is commonly used by confectioners to hold pieces of those masterpiece cakes together (and stick for weeks to your intestines). Then in the art world there is rabbit skin and other organic as well as synthetic glues, another entire world of non toxic or stable substances. They also have conservation grade tack strips, often heat activated. Conservation grade is usually non toxic, extremely stable and has some method where it can be removed later by heat or some solvent. Conservationists demand substances that will never have an effect on often very fragile or sensitive art works - or likely to present a hazard to animals. Experiment?

PS There are dozens of contact cements but doing a search shows that even the water based versions have handling and use preautions which I take as a red light for animal enclosures.

 

[Nicole C G]

Actually, just a jumper exploring one of those highly detailed miniature doll houses. Add a sound track and narrative.- adorable.

Finished! It’s a little dusty because of how long it took to make. My jumping spider seems to be the jumpy-not-so-people-friendly type, so I don’t think I will be able to photograph her in it. I think I’ll let some wild ones walk around and photo them maybe!

 

[Doodlebird]

Finished! It’s a little dusty because of how long it took to make. My jumping spider seems to be the jumpy-not-so-people-friendly type, so I don’t think I will be able to photograph her in it. I think I’ll let some wild ones walk around and photo them maybe! View attachment 416574 View attachment 416575 View attachment 416576 View attachment 416577 View attachment 416578 View attachment 416579

So cute! The yellow lighting goes really well with the pink furniture

 

[The Snark]

@Nicole C G Holy sheep dip, Batgirl! Oh oh! Bad girl. Follow the rule. Stairs are the same as convenience stores, 7-11. You got about 7-9.
I'll be under the rug retuning my piano if you want to vent at me.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

@Nicole C G Holy sheep dip, Batgirl! Oh oh! Bad girl. Follow the rule. Stairs are the same as convenience stores, 7-11. You got about 7-9.
I'll be under the rug retuning my piano if you want to vent at me.

they're European.

 

[Nicole C G]

It’s more like a glorified ladder.

 

[Jonathan6303]

Finished! It’s a little dusty because of how long it took to make. My jumping spider seems to be the jumpy-not-so-people-friendly type, so I don’t think I will be able to photograph her in it. I think I’ll let some wild ones walk around and photo them maybe! View attachment 416574 View attachment 416575 View attachment 416576 View attachment 416577 View attachment 416578 View attachment 416579

Wow that’s ah…wow

 

[The Snark]

they're European.

It’s more like a glorified ladder.

Oh yes! I know those homes here and there in Europe, and most of the UK. Homes where the upstairs bedrooms will never be graced by a decent sized bed or dresser. I got roped into one escapade when a friends father pointed out, "You're an engineer. So how do we...." Simplicity. Remove the entire dormer then with framework and a block and tackle... I was told that spinet piano was considered a fixture and was sold with the house.
Or my grandparents house in Kent. Hallways requiring you to walk sideways, doorway lintels just low enough to have at least one member of the family suffering from a concussion at any given time. As grandpa succinctly put it, 'this house was designed and built by a gopher'. And pure genius, the common sight of somebody dripping wet wearing only a towel making their way to the kitchen to shove another coin in the hot water heater pay box.

And then a Japanese house pressed for room. Split stairs. Each tread and riser was split in two. So a riser each step forwards and another riser a step sideways. The daughter of the house hung a neat sign with an arrow pointing up the staircase: "Everest the hard way"

 

[Nicole C G]

Wow that’s ah…wow

Good wow or bad wow?

 

[Jonathan6303]

Good wow or bad wow?

No it’s good. Very impressive. I more of a modern guy so I would go with gray and white but that is really really amazing.

 

[Jonathan6303]

that tiny enclosure is so cute