After months of working on calibrating our new laser cutter, selecting and creating designs, adding features to the website to support the additional options, and perfecting the packaging and processing – we are elated to offer you latex lace!
If you missed our previous blog post on the subject, you can check it out or watch the video below. In the video we show how the latex sheeting gets cut into latex lace, examples of latex lace, and we also talk about how to work with it.
We are currently offering latex lace in three thicknesses: .20mm, .35mm (the .30mm category), and .50mm. The lace is delicate and especially fine at the thinnest gauge. It takes a steady hand and extra patience to work with it.
One of our tips is to use painters tape to prevent the lace from curling while gluing it, assuming you are using our solvent based adhesive. The ammonia based adhesive, or latex milk as it is sometimes referred, doesn’t cause the latex to curl.
We will be adding more latex lace designs in the near future and would love to hear your suggestions. Feel free to email us images, descriptions, or your own sketches: sales@MJTrends.com
For our next major update, we will be adding latex appliques. These will come in a variety of sizes including 12-inch, 9-inch, 6-inch, and 3-inch. By the end of July we expect to have about twenty designs completed for the initial launch. Approximately 1/2 of the designs will be related to comic book hero’s and the other 1/2 will be unrelated to super hero’s.
The latter designs may include things like leopard spots, hearts, crowns, regal lace-like designs that are too large or oddly shaped to fall under our latex lace category, and more. The same options for the latex lace will be available for latex appliques including gauge, color, and quantity.
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Watching the cutter produce consistent lace patterns made me wonder how repeatable the designs are across batches. The precision looks impressive in the footage.
I appreciate the breakdown of the three thickness options because it’s not always obvious how much handling difficulty increases as you go thinner. The .35mm sounds like a nice middle ground.
The comparison between solvent adhesive and ammonia-based latex milk was particularly useful; I’ve only used solvent before and didn’t realize it contributed to curling.
The idea of sending in sketches for custom lace designs is exciting, especially for people working on unique garments. It opens up a lot of creative possibilities.
The video really helped clarify how the laser cutter handles those intricate patterns, especially on the .20mm sheets. I didn’t realize how delicate that gauge would be until seeing it in motion.
The mention of steady hands and patience feels very real, especially for anyone attempting intricate lace assembly. It’s nice that you’re upfront about the learning curve.
Seeing the lace examples alongside the cutting process made the whole workflow feel more approachable. It’s reassuring that you addressed the patience required for the finer designs.
The note about adding website features for these options caught my attention, since choosing gauge and design combinations can get complicated quickly. Glad you’re thinking about usability too.
Interesting tip about using painters tape to stop curling with solvent adhesive; I’ve struggled with that exact issue before. Good to know latex milk behaves differently in that regard.
Good to see you’re planning around twenty applique designs for launch, that’s a solid starting range. I like that not everything is tied to superhero themes.
Those upcoming appliques sound promising, especially the mix of comic-inspired and more abstract designs like crowns and leopard spots. Curious how detailed the 3-inch versions will be.
I hadn’t considered how packaging and processing would need to change for something as fragile as .20mm lace, but it makes sense given how easily it could deform.