Comments on: Fusing plastic bags http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/ handcraft in a hectic world Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:12:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Drowning in grocery bags? - Hippymom Forums... your cyberhaven! http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-208068 Drowning in grocery bags? - Hippymom Forums... your cyberhaven! Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:00:28 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-208068 [...] there are a lot of posts popping up around blog town on ways to reuse these nuisances to society. Whip up has a nice round up of posts on the topic of fusing plastic bags together to create a [...] [...] there are a lot of posts popping up around blog town on ways to reuse these nuisances to society. Whip up has a nice round up of posts on the topic of fusing plastic bags together to create a [...]

]]> By: leona http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-170462 leona Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:00:13 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-170462 This is fantastic! I love this project! It takes 500 years for a plastic bag to decompose so anything we can do creatively with them is brilliant. Theres a great canvas bag tutorial on my website www.artistsresource.co.uk/videos which is also encouraging us to do away with the plastic bag forever! Horah! This is fantastic! I love this project! It takes 500 years for a plastic bag to decompose so anything we can do creatively with them is brilliant. Theres a great canvas bag tutorial on my website

http://www.artistsresource.co.uk/videos

which is also encouraging us to do away with the plastic bag forever! Horah!

]]> By: Rebecca http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-161611 Rebecca Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:14:32 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-161611 The article in Craft specifically addresses the issue of fumes. They ARE toxic, DO open one window and crack a second for good cross-ventillation. For most people that ought to be fine. EdgeGallery, your air purifier should help you, but if you would like to be absolutely certain, invest in a really good particle mask, and get filters rated for gasses. (I'm sorry I can't be more specific! Those were the instrux we got for intaglio class back in college, when we worked with all sorts of unhooded acids. The same should work for petrochemicals.) Bravo to you, for having your heads up about your safety and health in the presence of art materials! It amazes me that many assume art=carefree and safe. I TOTALLY AGREE -- this new way of dealing with the ubiquitous plastic bag ROCKS! Thank you for this post! The article in Craft specifically addresses the issue of fumes. They ARE toxic, DO open one window and crack a second for good cross-ventillation. For most people that ought to be fine. EdgeGallery, your air purifier should help you, but if you would like to be absolutely certain, invest in a really good particle mask, and get filters rated for gasses. (I’m sorry I can’t be more specific! Those were the instrux we got for intaglio class back in college, when we worked with all sorts of unhooded acids. The same should work for petrochemicals.) Bravo to you, for having your heads up about your safety and health in the presence of art materials! It amazes me that many assume art=carefree and safe.

I TOTALLY AGREE — this new way of dealing with the ubiquitous plastic bag ROCKS! Thank you for this post!

]]> By: Lindsay http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-161234 Lindsay Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:51:11 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-161234 Yes, I also worry about the fumes, but what a very cool way to recycle / reuse. Yes, I also worry about the fumes, but what a very cool way to recycle / reuse.

]]> By: edgegallery http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-160266 edgegallery Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:17:40 +0000 http://whipup.net/2007/06/26/fusing-plastic-bags/#comment-160266 This is very cool!! I viewed the video tut and am enthralled. However, I do worry about fumes (I have severe allergies as well) and wonder about this. I use an air purifier...don't know if this will help or not. Maybe having a window open or doing this outside would be a good idea. This is very cool!!
I viewed the video tut and am enthralled. However, I do worry about fumes (I have severe allergies as well) and wonder about this. I use an air purifier…don’t know if this will help or not. Maybe having a window open or doing this outside would be a good idea.

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