My system, which combines a couple of people's methods that I learned from. is to pour the alum in a glass pie plate, then put the paper in a cookie sheet...
Dear Antonio Congratulations for your success of publishing book of marbling. From Japan ********************************************** Takaji KURODA 3-21-12...
How you keep your papers depends a lot on whether you want them bone dry or with a bit of moisture. I prefer the latter since I find that it helps them go down...
There have been times I have to alum damp. Like when I run out of paper or need to marble in a hurry. I stull use my back to back hanging method, do one row of...
Dear all, here's something nice for those who read German: the newly published book by Marianne Moll, the Grand Old Lady of Swiss paper decoration. It started...
I have been attempting to marble the edges of books recently , and have been faced with this problem; whenever I apply the alum, the pages cockle violently,...
Do you clamp the books between boards first before aluming? I usually will take a few, they are unbound and unrounded. Cut two boards, at least 1/4" think ply...
Hello Kmokri: Just use leather the same as a paper. Sand it a little before aluming and then marble as usual. It has wonderful results, but, in my opinion you ...
It's very well explained, Iris. The only problem is not to get dampness in the book, and using clamps and giving time to dry the books, solve the question....
Thank you Kathrin, I hope your wish arrives one day. My best regards Antonio 2012/2/16 kathryn fanelli <kathrynfanelli@...> ... [Non-text portions of...
Hello all, I've got couple of questions about marbling on cotton. If anyone experimented with that, would like to hear advises. 1- Is there a dye (brand or...
"Marbling-- A Little Paper & A Lot of Fabric!" Extended weekend class beginning on Thursday evening, March 22 through Sunday, March 25, 2012. From catalog: ...
One of my students was a farrier & leather worker & we successfully marbled leather in a class. She said that most leathers available to the general public...
I understand like what Antonio Celemin wrote that you can get rid of this finishing coating by sanding it off. ________________________________ From:...
Thank you to those of you who responded to my question. I just found this message board this week and have been busy reading past posts. Have found a lot of...
Well, all the paper samples are in (I have been very sick and couldn't get to the post office) and I am very happy that I took part in the swap. Very nice...
Yehuda, the vast majority of wall paper paste is packed with fungicides, softeners, preservatives, resins etc., definitely not what's good for valuable books...
The black paint that I use is made of lampblack .Now, it seems that the colour in question needs an extraodinary amount of gall to make it spread, ( this even...
No...it is absolutely NOT intrinsic with this pigment. If you are using a prepared paint, try another brand. Is it acrylic or water based? Iris Nevins ...
Yehuda, Others may be of better help with proportions (perhaps some tips are likely found in the message archives?), but the "methyl cell" that fabric marblers...
I marble on cotton fairly frequently, so I'll attempt to reply to some of your questions. 1- Is there a dye (brand or type) that you would recommend ? For...
Suzanne, Thanks for all the details. I am new to the group but very excited about marbling on fabric. Would you recommend a dispersant with Golden Fluid ...
Anne, I'm dying fabrics and then marbling them too. I use Procion MX both the way it's designed to be used (with soda ash added) to dye cotton and also with...
