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Flexible Foil
From £3 a metre. Starter pack ‘Foiling is Fun’ £3.50
This can be used on any surface and with:

 

Foil glue @ £3 a jar [40 ml]
Apply the glue, either by drawing freehand direct from the container (rather like icing),
or, by dabbing with a sponge with a stencil or printing block and allowing to go transparent.
This can be about two hours in a warm room, but may be left for much longer, without any harm coming to it.
[I usually apply the glue the night before I need it.]
Press the foil, colour side up, over the glue with
the fingers, going into all the corners. Lift the foil
carefully from the newly foiled shape.
  

Bondaweb @ £3.50 a metre.
The required size and shape should be cut from the Bondaweb and ironed onto the background fabric,
remove the paper backing, place the foil, colour side up onto the Bondaweb and iron.
Lift the remaining foil from the shape.

Supermend @ £2.50 sample size
Sprinkle on fabric and iron foil over it, colour side up This gives a speckled effect.

After foiling by any of these methods, the fabric can be stitched into easily, by hand or machine. The foil is suitable for use on garments as it is flexible and washable. Use a moderate to cool wash.
Do not iron over the foil afterwards, iron from the back of the fabric or protect with baking parchment.



Photocopies
The foil will stick, without adhesive, to the toner
in a photocopy, just iron the foil onto the print,
with a moderately hot iron, colour side up.
You will be able to foil lettering and fine line drawings by this method,.