Making Translucent Vellum Envelopes

[Judybug]

I'm wanting to make some envelopes out of translucent vellum. A while back I bought some Scotch brand "vellum tape" because the packaging said it's "invisible on most vellums." I used it to make an envelope today and it did ok, but where I used the tape is slightly yellow - not too attractive on white vellum - and of course, you can see this on the outside of the envelope because the vellem is translucent.

 

I've also tried the Kukuyo "Dot Roller" adhesive that I love for everything else. It didn't turn yellow, but you can see the little dots. I'm thinking that might be preferable to the yellowed look.

 

Do any of you have suggestions for glueing translucent vellum?

 

Judybug

[GreenVelvet]

Judy, I use Lick-n-stick envelope glue. It is very light, and has the advantage that it will dry clear; then you can moisten it again to make it glue. This is the feature I use it for, because I can use it on an envelope flap and then just moisten the flap later to seal it.

 

I haven't used this glue on vellum, so I couldn't really say how that goes... just a possibility to consider.

[stonezebra]

The glue GreenVelvet suggested sounds great. But I think the dot adhesive could also work nicely as a design element depending on how they (the dots) are placed and what, if any, designs/patterns are on the item within the envelope. Just a thought...

[MrClegg]

Judy, I use Lick-n-stick envelope glue. It is very light, and has the advantage that it will dry clear; then you can moisten it again to make it glue. This is the feature I use it for, because I can use it on an envelope flap and then just moisten the flap later to seal it.

 

I haven't used this glue on vellum, so I couldn't really say how that goes... just a possibility to consider.

 

I also use Lick-n-stick for the seal and it's very good. I can't say about vellum, but I use a Pritt stick for glueing envelopes, it also dries clear, so might be worth a try?

 

Craig

[Chthulhu]

I'll throw UHU All-Purpose "twist & glue" into the suggestion box.

[jbb]

I'd use a glue stick.

[Chevalier]

PVA Glue dries clear too afair (maybe not every brand, but I think I remember it usually does) and it should give pretty stable splices too.

[jbb]

BTW, you can buy translucent envelopes too. Here's a glassine envelope. The ones I have are fountain & dip pen friendly although it takes a bit of time for the ink to dry on them.

 

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