![]() The foil is also useful for providing a good bonding surface for the glue to stick to, without the foil backing the crystal will stick to a shiny glass surface so the bond isn’t as strong. Without the foil backing the light just passes through the crystals and they look like a piece of crystal glass. ![]() Most Flatback Crystals have a foil backing which acts like a mirror, the light passes through the crystal glass and is reflected from the foil backing to give the crystal a sparkly diamond like appearance. See guide on how to apply hotfix crystals Hotfix means that the crystals have a glue backing that requires heat to melt, they can be applied using an iron (with the steam turned off) or a hotfix applicator tool and are suitable for applying to paper, card or fabrics. Non Hotfix means that the crystals don’t have any hotfix adhesive on the crystal backing, Non Hotfix are available as foiled and un-foiled and are applied to a surface using a suitable adhesive. Our range of Flatback crystals can be seen on our main site here They come in a range of shapes and sizes the most popular of which being the circular flatback you can see above which are used for crystallizing such things as nails, lips, clothing, footwear, statues, artwork, gadgets and much more… ![]() They are available in a range of materials the cheapest being acrylic and the highest quality and most expensive Swarovski Crystal. Published by: Crystal and Glass Beads – Author: Khaled Alwanįlatback crystals which are often called rhinestones have a faceted face one side and a flatback on the opposite side usually with a foiled backing.
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