Lurks in the shadows, thank for the info on material. The tight weave netting I was planning on using is like the stuff they make bridal vales out of. Plenty of flow but not much stretch.
Vlad, glad the mistake I would have made helped you decide to make another mold. I love happy accidents. LOL
It's like the old song says,"live is what happens when you plan on doing something ells." I wasn't able to make a mold last night. Perhaps tonight.
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Lurks....Believe it or not, but that was a thin layer I applied. I believe what happened is that the glue formed a skin layer, and because the latex was non-permeable to air infiltration, the trapped mache' was just never going to dry.
Pennywise...Glad some of this helped. As you can see, we're all learning something new all the time.
Progress note: The starch recipe without glue is drying faster than the glue included recipe, but, it still is taking much longer than the flour only recipe. The glue/starch skull is no harder than the flour only skull. Since the goal of this whole experiment was to produce lots of cheap lightweight skulls, I'm leaning more towards the flour only recipe. I wish I could remember where I got it from to give the author credit. Here it is.>>
Cooked Mache'
3 tbl. spoons of flour
1 cup water
1 tsp. salt
Heat your water and salt,slowly stir in the flour. Stir with a wisk if you have one. Cook simmering for a few minutes till it thickens, remove from heat and let cool,use.
Also, I forgot to mention. Something weird happened. The one that Black Cat made with the glue/starch recipe has shrunk by at least a 1/4 !!! Haven't figured out why yet.
Are we talking a quarter of an inch or a quarter of it's size?
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The cold winter air lets me know I'm still alive. I feel it as I breath in and see it as it leaves me. It's the point in-between I'm not sure about.....
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The cold winter air lets me know I'm still alive. I feel it as I breath in and see it as it leaves me. It's the point in-between I'm not sure about.....
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