Someone please!!! - can I use fishing line? Has anyone tried it?
I have never tried it, but I would NOT use fishing line.
You need to be able to pull it tight, then KNOT it so it stays tight. I have never had good results when trying to knot fishing line, unless it is very thin. I think it would tend to slip apart, and your bunched up mickey head would slip apart, possibly. If you were going to pull the fishing line tight, then crimp it with jewelry crimp beads, it might work, but this just seems like too much to worry about.
Dental floss works fine, and it is readily available. I've used plain, waxed, flavored, colored. It all works. I like the waxed a bit better, it seems to slip through the fibers of the shirt a little easier when bunching the mickey head, and when removing it after dyeing.
Hope this helps.
Haven't signed on for a while, but everyone's shirts look great!!!
Eileen
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