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« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2010, 02:17:19 AM »
i have heard that soaking in acetone gets the whole thing off without hurting either the stones or the dress
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« Reply #16 on: March 23, 2010, 08:17:10 AM »
Thanks Sam I will give that a try, I have some acetone.
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« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2013, 04:15:46 PM »
How the heck do you glue gross upon gross of stones on a dress without making a royal mess?  And how long does it take?
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« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2013, 04:17:50 PM »
Quote from: phoenix13 on May 19, 2013, 04:15:46 PM
How the heck do you glue gross upon gross of stones on a dress without making a royal mess?  And how long does it take?
I think its done with a cocktail stick and a spot of glue.  And people do hundreds of stones an hour...
needless to say, I've never done it...
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« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2013, 04:22:58 PM »
Ye gods!  Sounds hideous.

Doesn't sound like ironing them on is a good alternative...
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« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2013, 05:25:21 PM »
Quote from: phoenix13 on May 19, 2013, 04:22:58 PM
Ye gods!  Sounds hideous.

Doesn't sound like ironing them on is a good alternative...
ah, noo.  I've done a few and can see how you could get really good at it.  Its kinda zen too, like knitting...
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« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2013, 05:36:55 PM »
I can see how it could be zen ... kinda like PDOoodling  Grin  lol.   Just kidding!  I do see how a repetitive action like that could be ... soothing.  But 50 - 60 gross is a bit much, unless you have months and months to do it.

I know that doing ones own stoning is a great way to get costumes on a budget, though.  Buy a plain dress and stone it yourself.  I guess it works, if you have the patience.
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