Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Blow away hot glue strands
- 24 July 2012
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When you glue a structure with hot glue there are always a few stray strands of glue stuck all over the design.
Blow it away with a hairdryer.
Set the hairdryer on the highest (warmest) setting.
Because the strands are so thin they don’t need a lot of heat to simply melt away.
Do not focus the heat on any section for long enough to melt the glue connection.
Simply heat until the strands start to melt
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