PACK OF 10 SHEETS OF A4 TYVEK PAPER - 105 gsm Tyvek paper is used extensively in crafts & textiles and in jewellery for making beads. It is a synthetic fabric with appearance of paper which will shrink and bubble when heated to give amazing effects to your work. Also used for creating unusual background effects and toppers for cards.
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Cut your Tyvek with ordinary scissors (it is virtually impossible to tear by hand) and then colour it on both sides - do one side and allow it to dry before turning over to do the second side. You can colour the Tyvek with Fabric Paints, Colour Sprays, Felt Tip Pens etc. It is also possible to print onto the Tyvek with an Ink Jet Printer (not a laser printer or photocopier).
2. If you are stitching into your Tyvek do it before you heat it (it gets harder when heated and whilst you can do enhancements by hand after heating it is too hard to machine successfully once heated). Be careful with your choice of threads as synthetic threads could melt when the heat is applied.
3. Place the Tyvek between 2 Teflon sheets and iron lightly and the Tyvek will bubble and distort. Using a heat gun on the Tyvek (with the Tyvek on a Teflon Sheet) will create a more bubbled and three dimensional effect. (Teflon sheet is available in my e-bay shop). Allow to cool before removing from the Teflon.
4. If you have coloured the piece with Fabric Paint the application of the heat will have also set the colour permanently.
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