Silk Backing ?

[BearG]

I was told that you can back a bow with a silk shirt is this right?  And if so what do yo glue it with, tite bond 3 or something else?

[cracker]

Yes it is true and I use tight bond 3 with good results. Personally I went to a cloth store and bought 2 yards of silk and have enough to do probably 20 bows. If memory serves correctly it was about 25.00 bucks. Hope this helps.
Ronnie

[BearG]

thanks Ronnie
BearG

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Make sure you wet and stretch the silk or any other cloths backings before slapping them on the bow,...will make your life much easyer and a much better looking final job 

[George Tsoukalas]

I used T 2 on silk. I've also used hide glue but waterproofing is a issue. There's silk info on my site. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/

[snedeker]

Does anyone else wet the fabric before backing?  Thats new to me.

Dave

[adb]

I don't. I'm not sure why you'd wet the silk before gluing it down. Does it stretch more when wet?

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Silk, like any other fabrics will stretch much, much more when wet, furthermore getting the cloth on the bow while damp makes the glue being absorbed by the fabric better than when dry ( that will give you cleaner edges when you do the rasping and sanding ) the chances to get bubbles are reduced to.


....anyway, best way to see what you like is try both ways, only than can tell 

[ravenbeak]

Ive used 2 inch silk ribbon from a fabric store.  with hide glue and finished with tru-oil.  turned out amazing.   well for me atleast.

i didn't wet it first,  but i sized the bow nicely and applied fresh hot glue as i rolled the ribbon on.

[AndrewS]

I have got  good results with wet silk and a white waterproof carpenter glue.

[sailordad]

Silk, like any other fabrics will stretch much, much more when wet, furthermore getting the cloth on the bow while damp makes the glue being absorbed by the fabric better than when dry ( that will give you cleaner edges when you do the rasping and sanding ) the chances to get bubbles are reduced to.


....anyway, best way to see what you like is try both ways, only than can tell 

thats how and why i do it too

[adb]

Silk, like any other fabrics will stretch much, much more when wet, furthermore getting the cloth on the bow while damp makes the glue being absorbed by the fabric better than when dry ( that will give you cleaner edges when you do the rasping and sanding ) the chances to get bubbles are reduced to.


....anyway, best way to see what you like is try both ways, only than can tell 

Hmmm... I guess I'll try it wet next time. Thanks Manny.