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Step 3Saturate thread with fabric stiffener
The fabric stiffener is what keeps the thread in the shape of a sphere once the balloon is popped, so it's pretty important.
To really coat the thread well we found that you need to allot around an entire 16 oz. bottle of fabric stiffener per lamp globe.
You can either pre-soak the thread and then wind the balloon with wet thread, which will ensure that every piece of thread is properly saturated with stiffener. Or, if you are afraid of making a mess, you can wrap the balloon with dry thread, and then dredge/brush the balloon in the stiffener once it has been wrapped.
If you choose to go the clean road, just really try to soak the thread well and make sure that you've got enough fabric stiffener to thoroughly coat the whole balloon. It takes more than you'll think!
In the project video and photos below Ed and I are using the pre-soak, wet wrap method to ensure total saturation and coverage.
To really coat the thread well we found that you need to allot around an entire 16 oz. bottle of fabric stiffener per lamp globe.
You can either pre-soak the thread and then wind the balloon with wet thread, which will ensure that every piece of thread is properly saturated with stiffener. Or, if you are afraid of making a mess, you can wrap the balloon with dry thread, and then dredge/brush the balloon in the stiffener once it has been wrapped.
If you choose to go the clean road, just really try to soak the thread well and make sure that you've got enough fabric stiffener to thoroughly coat the whole balloon. It takes more than you'll think!
In the project video and photos below Ed and I are using the pre-soak, wet wrap method to ensure total saturation and coverage.
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