Take the guesswork out of figuring out which glue to use! Compare all of our glues & adhesives with this handy guide. This table includes recommended uses and material suitability for most products in our range.
| Glue | Leather | Paper | Plastic | Metal | Fabric | Feathers | Millinery Straws & Foundations* |
Styrofoam | Crystals & Rhinestones | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural | Synthetic | To Fabric | To Skin | |||||||||
|
Aleene's Tacky Glue Adhesive All-purpose
|
Good | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | OK | - |
|
Aleene's Fast Grab Glue Adhesive Quick-Drying
|
Good | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | - |
|
Aleene's Jewel-It Glue Adhesive Gemming Glue
|
Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | - |
|
UHU Solvent-Free Multi-Purpose Adhesive International Favourite
|
Good | Excellent | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Good | OK | - |
 |
UHU All-Purpose Quick-Dry General AdhesiveDangerous Goods Millinery Favourite
|
Excellent | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | - | OK | - |
|
UHU Expanded Polystyrene Adhesive for StyrofoamDangerous Goods Best for Styrofoam
|
- | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Excellent | - | - |
|
E6000 Industrial Strength AdhesiveDangerous Goods Also available with Jewelry tips
|
Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | - | Excellent | - |
|
E6000 Fabri-Fuse Extreme Stretch Adhesive Best Crystal Glue
|
Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | - | Excellent | - |
|
E6000 Fray Lock Adhesive Best for hems &
light-weight fabrics |
- | - | - | - | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Good | - | Excellent | - |
|
E6000 Extreme Tack Repositional Adhesive Best for appliques &
temporary adhesive |
- | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Good | OK | Good | - |
|
E6000 Spray Adhesive Spray-on stick!
|
Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent | OK | - |
|
Design Master Tack 2000Dangerous Goods Spray Adhesive
|
Excellent | Excellent | - | - | Excellent | Excellent | - | Excellent | Excellent | - | - |
|
Mehron Spirit Gum Face & Body Adhesive
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Excellent |
|
Mehron Adgem Adhesive Latex Free!
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Excellent |
* Including Sinamay, Abaca, Jinsin, Tinalak, Buckram, Buntal & Parisisal
Dangerous
Goods Some products are classified as Dangerous Goods for shipping purposes and cannot
be sent internationally.
These recommendations are of a general nature only and we cannot guarantee compatibility of any specific products.
