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   Superb water soluble PVA film / bags / material:

pkg 25 for $19.50

Many unique possibilities with these water soluble and biogradable plastic bags. While intended as hospital laundry bags, these 35" x 37" bags can be opened to either 70" x 37" or 35" x 74" sheets.

Material is a mil or two thick, reasonably tough, and reasonably transparent. It is sort of heat sealable and is easily cut with scissors or a paper cutter.

Superb for needle craft projects, similar to commercial dissolvable sheets which sell for $2.50 for a 19 3/4" x 36" sheet, you get 3 1/2 times the material in each bag . They are easily markable with ballpoint, sharpies, pencil, felt tip, rollerball and darker highlighters. They dissolve in warm degree water, taking all markings with it.

Great for quilt layout, cross stitch, embroidery or other embellishment patterns. Besides water soluble swimsuits, other possibilities include compost bags, water alarms (tie a strip around a microswitch), potting soil binder, greenhouse plant wraps, other ag uses, magic tricks, rain detectors, bath salt packaging, etc.

I'm told the polyvinyl alcohol material is also useable as a fiberglass or other mold release.

Unique kid's summer or homeschool science project. For recipes for making polyvilyl alcohol "slime" check out Polyvinly Alcohol Slime Set up for classroom science projects.

MD Industries I-346 heavy duty 39x39 inches. Dissolves in warm water. List price is $208.55 per hundred. Your price is for ONE SEALED PACKAGE OF TWENTY FIVE BAGS. Which translates to over 460 square feet of film.

Approximate shipping weight: 5 pounds.
Available in quantity.

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