Out & About Winter 2018

HOW TO...DECOPATCH

A few tips and pointers

v It is important that the paper is completely sandwiched between glue v Be patient – apply one piece at a time. You will get a much smoother finish to your object v The glue will go on white, but will dry to a crystal-clear finish v On curves, bends, nooks and crannies, use smaller pieces and if the paper starts to pleat or crease a bit, just use brush or finger to smooth down. The paper is so thin it will go completely smooth v Once you get going you’ll find you can use your gluey brush to pick up paper pieces to place on object v Don’t glue too far ahead, the glue dries quite quickly v Glue will be touch dry within 10 minutes or so, slightly longer if applied too thickly v Soap and water clean-up, but do wash the brush straight away. The varnish in the glue will dry solid

F iona Crooks Smith is co-founder and owner of Rainbows of Newbury, an arts and crafts supply shop in Inch’s Yard. Rainbows is a treasure trove of crafting goodies selling a multitude of yumminess, including decopatch supplies, DMC embroidery threads, King Cole knitting yarns and patterns, Decoart paints and mediums, Gutermann sewing threads, ribbons and braids, buttons, general haberdashery, beads, jewellery-making supplies, foam and silk clay and other modelling mediums, polystyrene, maché and wooden shapes and objects to decorate, and SO much more.

Fiona arranges both children’s and grown-up crafting parties, and ad hoc workshops and taster sessions on decopatch, basic jewellery making, needle and wet felting, block printing, mixed media paints and mediums, learn to knit sessions, and much more. ‘It is always worth asking’

9 Inch’s Yard, Market Street, Newbury, RG14 5DP rainbowsofnewbury@gmail.com 01635 34180 Facebook Instagram Twitter

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