I want to make my own iron-on labels and patches (small scale, for fun).
Does anyone know what the name of the adhesive is? All I can find when I search online are people wanting to sell me pre-made patches, not information about their composition.
I presume it’s some low melting point (<100degC) polymer. For all I know a wide variety of things might work (maybe even PETG 3d printer filament, which softens around 70degC, or hot glue shavings), but I’d like to see if I can at least find out the name of what’s commercially used.
EDIT: Solved, see https://aussie.zone/comment/4326482
Try to search “iron on fabric fuse” or “peel-and-stick fabric fuse”
Hmm. Could I be confusing two different products that look very similar?
I’m used to seeing “interfacing”: a spun-woven fabric that has a shiny or dotted heat-activated adhesive on one side:
The “fabric fuse” (“hot melt adhesive web”?) that you’re talking about might instead be this stuff, which looks very similar (it’s still spun woven) but it has no glue on its surface, instead the fabric itself melts below ironing temperature?
If I’m not misinterpreting this second type: it might be exactly what I want :) I’ll try and buy some.
EDIT: Yes it looks like this is the stuff! https://www.bostik.com/us/en_US/catalog/product/construction/nam/united-states/product-pe85/ Awesome, it’s literally hot glue in a different shape. Thankyou so much uservoid1.
Is that stuff the same as Stitch Witchery?
Comparing the photos & description:
- https://www.ageberry.com/stitch-witchery-tips-how-to-use/
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004782211400.html
… I’d say they’re probably similar. “Stitch Witchery” might just a brand of “hot melt web” AKA “spunwound hot glue” AKA “fabric fuse”.
EDIT: They might be identical, but many plastics look identical and all plastics can have their melting point modified, so I can’t say for certain.
https://laughinglizards.com/iron-on-patches-frequently-asked-questions/amp/
Just web searched this, I don’t know anything about it but maybe this would work.
Sorry, this page only has info about pre-made patches. It has nothing that names the adhesive chemical itself or information about how to make your own patches.
Not sure if I’d bother… That glue never holds anyway. I always iron on, then sew.
Good luck though, hope you find something.
Stretchy fabric? Hot machine wash?
I usually put them on denim that never gets washed. I think they just peel off from wear and flexing fabric.
Gunold Sulky BSN is the kind of stuff you’re looking for. Madeira might have a similar product as well.
“Sulky BSN” is apparently a polyamide (not a PE/PET/hotgluestick) material. That would make it different to the other stuff I link and talk about in other comments here. Not sure if it would be any better, but unfortunately it looks very expensive to get in Australia.
Idk about the other comments, I was responding to your initial request for the bonding material when making patches. I’m EU based, in AUS you’ll probably have different brands for the same goal. Have you checked sewing supplies webshops (or rather machine embroidery webshops)? Not all of them have this adhesive, but if they have a wide variety of different kinds of machine embroidery stabilisers then there’s a chance they will have rhis as well. Here’s an example https://hswoz.com.au/product-category/backings-toppings/iron-on-backings/
Hot glue works great for this. Especially the mini stick guns with smaller extruders. You can just put lines of it on the back of the patch and near the border. They can cool on the patch and then you can use the iron to heat them and glue them to the fabric.
