Aleene's Fabric Fusion Adhesive, 8-Ounce, Clear

I bought this to try to salvage a purse where the inside lining had detached from the bag and was frayed pretty badly at the top. I was worried that this glue would damage the leather or maybe be seen from the outside of the bag so I tested it and there was no issue. I trimmed the frayed strings off of the liner and reattached it using this adhesive. I let it dry overnight and then put my normal items in my purse. I carry quite a bit in my bag and I have been using the purse for about a week now and there has been no shifting or detaching of the lining from where I glued it. This stuff is very strong! I had also tested our the Aleene's leather adhesive and it was not even half as strong as this (possibly because I was attaching cloth to leather). I am so happy I purchased this, it saved me spending a lot more at a cobbler or repair shop to be able to use my leather purse again.

Ok. This stuff works. IF you're gluing FABRIC to FABRIC. Nothing else. And NO felt. Another note. Use gloves or tweezers to apply. Wash immediately if you get any on your skin. If you have 2 layers, makes sure to put something plastic between the two layers. I haven't tried to wash it yet, but I think it's pretty solid. Having said all of that, I never hesitate to update my reviews should new info seem useful.

I applied a generous amount to my fabric, and after six hours, it still had not dried or adhered at all. It did, however, dry and adhere fairly well after about 24 hours. Just don’t expect a quick fix.

You can use it and wash the item and it does move from where you glued

This stuff is a finger saver! No more spending hours sewing on patches! It is also very durable. I wear my jacket daily to work and wash it once a week and the patch is still well adhered after three months. I also did some last minute costume sizing adjustments with the help of this glue. It held two long seams together with only a minor gap after a long day and that might have been user error. I will throw in some stitches because there was just too much pressure on the seams for this to work perfectly. Love that I can make same day, easy fixes to my wardrobe. This will come in handy around Haloween.

The strength and durability aren't the best...

Use this to patch my tree trimming jeans. The photo shows two pair that have been patched. The top pair is inside out to show the patches and the bottom shows how the cotton frays. Note near the knees some stains, that's tree sap: permanent. After a day or two of use the jeans are covered in chain oil and dirt, also soot from burning the limbs. Everything washes out except the sap. The patch to jeans bond is so strong you can't remove the patches. The patches are not noticeable while I wear the jeans.I put a thin bead of glue around the entire perimeter of the patch, then an "S" pattern inside, also a bead or two on the frayed threads. The glue will come off your fingers with paint thinner or normal washing in a day or two. I've found from experience to patch from below the knee to the pocket, hence patch on patch.I was concerned purchasing such a large bottle that it would dry in the bottle, hasn't happened.

Because I tried such a big project with this glue, I thought about giving it two stars, because it would be much more manageable for a smaller project. But I just can't. Please use fusible webbing for your fabric fusion needs!The short: This glue is messy, hard to work with, dries crusty and impossible to clean.The long: I am a reasonably experienced quilter and was intrigued by the pattern for a hexagonal quilt that my daughter-in-law asked me to make as a wedding quilt. The pattern was fairly simple--although time consuming-- and this glue was strongly recommended to attach the hexies to the base fabric. After looking at the product and watching the video, I was expecting something that would be far better than using fusible webbing that can sometimes add stiffness. Because there is a lot of fabric in this quilt and the hexies are ironed into shape rather than cut, I wanted to avoid any stiffness. The glue certainly didn't live up to its promises!I glued a sample first, just to make sure that it would work out. It seemed OK. I noticed right away that there would be two initial problems. First, it was tough to get the glue all the way to the edges of the fabric without having some squish out. I decided to solve this by using brushes to put the glue on the fabric. The second was that the glue bled through the backing fabric. Not wanting my quilt to get stuck to the table or the floor, I put the entire quilt (top, batting, and backing) on a quilting frame so that the glue wouldn't leak through. It didn't take us long to figure out that the glue was going to be a huge problem! I suppose I should have called it quits right then, but I would have had to get new backing fabric at least because there is no way of getting the glue off the fabric once it's on. In retrospect, I would have done it anyway!We had almost 400 hexies to place, so I solicited help from other members of my family and we started brushing glue on and trying to place the hexies. The brushed on glue wasn't thick enough to hold the fabric, even though we were being generous, but when we used the bottle, the glue was squishing out all over. Once it dried, it left a permanent, shiny, crusty, glue spot. In the meantime, it was getting all over the hands of anyone who touched it, so if they touched the quilt, more glue spots. We persevered and did our best over two sessions and many hand washes.Once the glue had dried, there were still many, many of the hexies that had edges that were popping up. I had originally planned to do my own machine quilting as the original pattern called for straight lines. I changed my mind about machine quilting it and decided to take it to a long-arm quilter who could easily go around each hexie, tacking the edges down. I spent another few hours gluing down the worst of the popped up hexies to make it easier for her. To our dismay, the glue was so crusty that it shredded her thread when she tried to follow the edge of the hexies, resulting in her having to use straight lines across the hexies after all.Today, I have spent a few hours on a third round of gluing to get the worst of the edges down. I have had to be extremely careful, because too much glue and it seeps out, getting everywhere, and too little and it just doesn't hold. As I'm typing this, the quilt sits under a board held down by weights in the hopes that it will help more of the glue stick. I'm thinking that I will have to do yet another round after I finally wash it. This quilt represents hours of time and hundreds of dollars at this point and I am literally in tears over the shabby quality of it due to trying to use this glue. I wish with all of my heart that I had used fusible webbing!