Wax Seals Tearing Paper

[Rocket1]

Hello all!

 

Hope this finds you well! I just had a question about wax seals - when I use wax seals to close a letter (not the envelope), it tears the paper when I try to break the seal. Is it the thickness of the seal that affects this, or the thickness of the paper? I was using Tomoe River paper, which of course is extremely thin.

 

Should I try to make the seal thicker to prevent the tearing?

 

Thank you very much for your advice! 😊

[AlohaLani787]

Tomoe River 52gsm is a step above tissue paper. Personally, I wouldn't use a wax seal on it.

 

Can you try creating a peel off seal and see what that does to the paper?

[Rocket1]

How do you make a peel off seal?

[AlohaLani787]

I made wax seals on parchment paper and then attached double sized tape, cut slightly smaller than the seal, to the backs. You can then peel off the tape and affix them to folded stationery or an envelope.

 

Some vendors sell them for .45 or .50 cents each. It's less expensive to make them yourself.

 

I think that method may work for you.

[LizB]

In my experience, a wax seal sticks really firmly, and you should expect the paper to tear before the seal peels off.

[Rocket1]

I made wax seals on parchment paper and then attached double sized tape, cut slightly smaller than the seal, to the backs. You can then peel off the tape and affix them to folded stationery or an envelope. Some vendors sell them for .45 or .50 cents each. It's less expensive to make them yourself.I think that method may work for you.

Thanks very much! I'll give this a go.

 

If not, I'll stick to using thicker paper!

[MHBru]

Im not sure if this will work but try glue dots. They come in various sizes and levels of stickiness. I use them to stick my business cards inside of notes. I get mine from amazon but suspect they are available in office supply stores, too.

[Rocket1]

Im not sure if this will work but try glue dots. They come in various sizes and levels of stickiness. I use them to stick my business cards inside of notes. I get mine from amazon but suspect they are available in office supply stores, too.

The glue dots to stick the wax seals to?