I made the foil weaving like this, and for glue I used egg white, undiluted. The egg white took 24 hours to ‘cure’. The foil was stuck to thin card, then the excess foil was cut and fold to fit the shape of the card. At the end I felt it was not going to be durable enough, but when it had fully cured, it had created almost a skin holding the foil down. So I might not need to sew anymore fixing stitches, because if I pull my finger along the surface it does not affect the construction. I used egg white because they used eggs for illuminated manuscripts.
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