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Getting Started
How to begin making your own latex clothing
First of all you will need a couple of things before you can start making your own latex clothing at home. Here is a list of the things you need. The cost of the following tools and 5 meters of latex sheeting should be around 80 euro or 100 US dollar.
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1. Acrylic / Plexiglass sheet
which you can put on your working table to cut your latex sheetings on.
It doesn´t have to be a thick one, you will not cut through it.
2. Rotary cutter
makes it easy, fast and presicely for you to make cut outs of your latex sheetings
3. Rulers
to make the patterns for your latex garment.
4. Pencils, Paintmarkers etc.
for your drawings on paper and markings on the latex sheeting.
5. Scissors
to make cut outs on latex sheeting/clothes.
6. Brush or cotton bud etc.
to apply the glue on the latex sheeting.
7. Rubber cement
strong adhesive to glue latex sheeting together and to create a bond between latex and cloth.
8. Natural latex milk
strong adhesive to glue the very thin latex sheeting together.
9. Mineral spirit or Heptan and a piece of cloth
to clean the parts of the latex which should be glued together and to clean of pencil marks etc.
10. Measurement tape
to get your right measurements.
11. Latex sheeting
5 meters of 0.3 – 0.40 mm will be a good start.