Arts, Crafts & Sewing: Avery Glue Stick White - Avery Glue Stick, Washable, Non-Toxic, 1.27 Ounces, 6 White Glue Sticks (98073)

glue sticks are hermetically sealed adhesives in slant or push-up tubes. Users can apply glue by holding the contact tube to keep their fingers tidy and rubbing the exposed stick adjoining a surface.

Most glue sticks are expected to glue paper and card increase together, and are not as strong as some liquid-based variants. They can be used for craft and design, office use and at school. There are now permanent, washable, acid-free, non-toxic, solvent-free, and dyed (e.g. to look where the paste is being applied easier) varieties. These are most commonly used today.

In 1969 the German company Henkel invented the glue stick after studying the "twist-up ease" and convenience of lipstick applicators. The product was released under the Pritt glue brand. By 1971 the Pritt fix was visceral sold in 38 countries, by 2001 in 121. The first solvent-free, multipurpose paste stick that could be used for further materials (e.g. wood, glass and some plastics) was the "PowerPritt", which was put on the make known in 2003. There is as a consequence a "Pritt X", launched in 2010.

Glue sticks are made below many brands and each may have every second features to it. Various brands, such as Scotch, Elmer's, UHU, Kores, Giotto, UFO, Snopake, and Bostik U-Stick make paste sticks. Generic brands like M&G with manufacture glue sticks, utilising the approach action.

Glue sticks can arrive in many sizes, the most common ones are 8g, 25g, 36g, and 40g.

Known materials to be used for glue sticks are PVA or PVP. However, the Henkel company is as of 2000 not using PVP in Pritt anymore but makes use of natural starch

Avery Glue Stic White, 1.27 oz., Washable, Nontoxic, Permanent Adhesive, 6 Glue Sticks 98073