Jill, Im sorry if the places I mentioned don't sound familiar. Try contacting a Natural Foods store near you, and ask about ordering Carageenan from a bulk ...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
May 1, 2001 8:47 am
Dear Jill, The only place I have found it listed on a "when available" basis is Maiwa Handprints, www.maiwa.com. They also recommend sodium alginate, but I've...
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Sonja Idema
sdidema@...
May 1, 2001 6:21 pm
I've used sodium alginate and find it works quite well. It's what I worked with when I first started marbling and I still use it for teaching classes. It's...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
May 2, 2001 4:48 am
Tony, Thanks for the info. After reading this e-mail I found a recipe for "irish moss tea", using health food store carrageenan/irish moss to make marbling ...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
May 14, 2001 7:24 pm
i was just reading the discussion about sources for irish moss/carrageenan. many years ago i joined frontier herb coop so i could buy irish moss...
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Jan Walker
jwalker@...
May 14, 2001 9:04 pm
Marie said: > i was just reading the discussion about sources for irish moss/carrageenan. ... the carrageenan/irish moss powder obtained from food coops...
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IrisNevins
irisnevins@...
May 14, 2001 9:29 pm
Hi Jan..... Technical information is hard to get out of manufacturers, but if you are buying carrageenan from a store the owner or salesperson should be able...
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Jan Walker
jwalker@...
May 16, 2001 11:01 pm
... Well, I found one place to find out more about carrageenan. The biopolymer division of FMC prepares carrageenan for a variety of uses in food, ...
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hhumler@...
May 18, 2001 12:25 am
finally I've read all 600 messages and feel comfortable asking questions! I've been marbling about 7 years. A friend took a class and then showed me. I ...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
May 18, 2001 12:44 pm
Dear Hallee, Welcome to the group. One paper that works well is Neenah Classic Laid manufactured in Wisconsin. I get it from a southeastern distributor called...
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Jan Walker
jwalker@...
May 18, 2001 5:25 pm
... I really like the Loew-Cornell rice paper. Sheets 12x18, sold in packages at AC Moore craft stores for about $10 (US). It is soft but strong and also a...
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hhumler@...
May 19, 2001 1:32 am
... thanks for the helpful email. clarification,please. Is residual acid good or bad? Thanks for your time hallee...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
May 19, 2001 11:43 am
Some people say the alum residue is bad, others say it preserves paper. True enough, a lot of 100 year old+ books, the covers have deteriorated the paper text...
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Guffey
dguff@...
May 19, 2001 4:02 pm
Hi Fellow Marblers I've alumed both by dipping and sponging and recently took a workshop in which we used foam brushes on wooden handles (the ones sold as...
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info@...
May 20, 2001 7:27 pm
Hi everybody, It is a great pleasure for me to join your group as a professional marbler practicing the art for 18 years. I am an aprentice of the late master...
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hhumler@...
May 26, 2001 12:54 am
Has anyone tried Dye-na-Flo as their "paint" for marbling? The blurbs that I've read says it works well for marbling. it sounds like it is a paint that acts...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
May 26, 2001 4:18 am
Dear Halle Interesting, any online resources we could check on? ... John Ang Cheng Siew My Paper Marbling Website: <home3.pacific.net.sg/~johnacs>...
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hhumler@...
May 27, 2001 12:08 am
Here is the web site for jacquard - the maker of Dye-Na-Flo. They have a store locator page as they do not sell direct to the public, but I have seen this...
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irisnevins@...
May 28, 2001 7:00 pm
For some spectacular marbling which predates paper (allegedly 105AD in China, and earliest known marbled paper about 700AD,China)have a peek at these wonderful...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
May 29, 2001 2:25 am
Dear Iris, I think the links are missing the file extensions jpg. Here they are <http://edgarlowen.com/b5901.jpg> <http://edgarlowen.com/b1682.jpg> ...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
May 29, 2001 11:31 am
Thanks John......I did leave out the jpg! These are really nice! Iris...
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Kindy Kemp
Kindy.Kemp@...
May 29, 2001 10:18 pm
Hi, I've tried Dye-Na-Flow on silk and cotton a couple of times and I had mixed feelings about the results. It's basically a thinned paint and I found that it...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
May 30, 2001 1:21 am
Best to stick to paints made by marblers for the marbling process for those reasons, or at least ones that have been heavily tested by marblers. So many of the...
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johnacs@...
Jun 9, 2001 2:43 am
Dear Friends, Just found one site that featured an exhibition of marbled paper. It is organised by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library. Its at...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
Jun 9, 2001 4:19 pm
thanks john for the exhibit website address. i only had time for a quick view but it looked quite informative. marie Marbled Artworks by Marie Palowoda ...
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milena@...
Jun 15, 2001 10:23 pm
Searching for USA images that are truly "fine art quality" and do not resemble marbling, yet are created with the technique. Please e-mail (PDQ) descriptions,...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Jun 15, 2001 11:37 pm
Well, welcome aboard! Perhaps you have an image scanned in that would give us all here an idea of what you are looking for? You are welcome to post it in the...
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leech541@...
Jun 18, 2001 2:50 pm
Dear Marblers, Word may have reached you thru the grapevine of an upcoming Marbler's Gathering in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China - presently scheduled for August 12 -...
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Ginny L. Kilander
papyrus@...
Jun 18, 2001 6:45 pm
Dear Tom, Thanks so much for the invitation to participate in the exhibition. I had a few questions regarding submissions: You indicated unframed pieces were...
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milena@...
Jun 18, 2001 7:45 pm
"American Marblers: Masters of Tradition & Innovation"-slide lecture to be given at Columbia College Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts in October, 2001....
