Hello everyone! I'm a new member of the group and I'm a book and art restorer. I'm writing my tesis about conservation of decorated paper and I was wondering...
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Jan Walker
jwalker@...
Jul 14, 2000 1:18 am
Hi all. I have been having a lovely time making little patches of marbled paper!! Endlessly fascinating! But now what? What kinds of folks buy marbled paper...
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thomas fuhrman
tfuhrman@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:00 am
jan, bookbinders would use it for covers or to wrap signatures with. there is alot of people who use it in card making as a background paper or as a collage ...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:27 am
Jill, I apologize for taking so long to reply. I've been marbling madly to get ready for a show. I will be at the Folk School in 2001 May 4-6 and July 29- ...
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Scottie Lover
iluvscotties@...
Jul 14, 2000 3:03 am
... All kinds of things ... Marbled paper makes exquisite end pages for handmade books, beautiful covers for other handmade books, beautiful stationery (glued...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
Jul 14, 2000 5:40 am
I cover blank books with marbled paper and make stationery sets with them. ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . .-P John Ang Cheng Siew My Paper Marbling Website:...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Jul 27, 2000 8:40 pm
Hello All..... Just wanted to let you know that there is a new marbling tip on my site (www.marblingpaper.50megs.com), but more exciting is a new link to an ...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Jul 29, 2000 1:37 am
Just a note to readers----Please welcome John as co-moderator on the Marbling list. thanks Jill...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
Jul 29, 2000 2:47 am
Greetings friends, I'm John Ang from Singapore. I will be co-moderating the marbling list with Jill Dolphin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . .-P John Ang Cheng Siew My Paper...
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Deirdre Thompson
deirdre_bookbindings@...
Aug 5, 2000 4:29 pm
hello, My name is Deirdre Thompson, I am a bookbinder and live in Newcastle uupon Tyne in the U.K. I used to marble a lot but got frustrated and quit. I really...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 5, 2000 10:46 pm
Welcome Deidre! I certainly hope you will pick up good info here--and for starters --maybe there are British readers on this list who can point you in the...
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sglenn@...
Aug 6, 2000 5:42 pm
Hello, My name is Susa Glenn and I live in Fredericksburg, Texas. I've been marbling for about 3 months now. I'm really glad to have stumbled upon this group! ...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Aug 6, 2000 7:32 pm
Hi Susa...... When my acrylics do that, I water them down a bit. Distilled bottled water is best. It slows down the tendency of acrylic base to...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 6, 2000 11:42 pm
Welcome--glad you found us! Jill...
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Susa Glenn
sglenn@...
Aug 7, 2000 2:57 pm
Hi, Iris, I had trouble with the yorker caps dribbling & not delivering the same size drop consistantly because air leaks into the bottle around the cap screw...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Aug 7, 2000 5:49 pm
Maybe they were a bad batch. Mine are really good for pretty controlled drops, maybe yours are better though. Iris...
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Susa Glenn
sglenn@...
Aug 7, 2000 8:33 pm
Mine were so bad that they would dribble out the side sometimes & when I screwed the tops down really tight to try to stop the mess the top surface of the caps...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:20 am
Dear Susa, You may want to try Golden GAC 100 to increase film integrity for pin holes and GAC 800 to slow the drying process and reduce crazing. Good Luck,...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:47 am
Susa, Golden titanium white is more opaque than zinc white. Golden makes there own surfactant called flow release that you may want to try. Best, Laura ... ...
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marble@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:13 pm
Hi all - I'm mostly a lurker, but I've been corresponding with several of you privately. I would like to invite you to our first Open Studio, on Saturday,...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 9, 2000 6:04 pm
Glad to see the announcement! Why don't you make the directions public, too--as that would be a help to readers who get the list in digest form--and possibly...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Aug 9, 2000 10:39 pm
Dear Jill and fellow marblers, In reference to the conference it is coming along. An announcement is going out to the international list soon and an official...
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carylhanc@...
Aug 9, 2000 11:15 pm
YEA! (Shouting for joy!) Please do keep us all posted about the Marbling Event! Thanks! Carrel Hancock...
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marble@...
Aug 10, 2000 3:05 pm
Wow! Thanks, you all!! Your response to just this little blurb about our open studio was wonderful! It once again shows us that when we venture into the "art"...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
Aug 11, 2000 2:14 am
hello all, since there is again discussion about the gathering 2002 i thought i would take this opportunity to tell everyone who wishes to be on the mailing...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
Aug 11, 2000 2:23 am
hi jill, acrylic paint can be used to marble fabric. it will have to be heat set afterwards either by ironing or using the dryer. follow the instructions on...
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isaac@...
Aug 11, 2000 5:24 pm
Hello, everyone! I've only recently discovered the marbling technique, and am very happy about it. From childhood, I remember being fascinated by marbled end...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 11, 2000 6:27 pm
Someone here is bound to respond to your request--in the meantime--sift through the back emails from the list and see if you can come up with ...
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Sissy Wood
SissyWood@...
Aug 21, 2000 6:58 pm
Hi all, I haven't posted since last February shortly after this group was started. At that time I had signed up to take a marbling class with Nancy Lawrence...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Aug 22, 2000 11:42 pm
Greetings! Everyone, Some of you may have received this, so please forgive my double posting. As of the August 15th I no longer work as a Conservator at the...
