Alum Marbling Fabric

Fabric scarves ties or other items to marble we used sh silk hankies and mccb mercerized combed cotton broadcloth.

Alum marbling fabric.

Textile artist natalie stopka who creates marbled works and teaches workshops on large scale fabric marbling says marbling is a very expressive art. It bonds readily and permanently to other molecules creating a link between fiber and marbling pigment. Hang to completely dry before marbling. Marbled fabrics drying on clothes line.

Remember that alum is the compound most commonly used to mordant both fabric and paper. The trick to adhering the paint to fabric is presoaking the fabric in alum. Dwight rinsing off marbled fabric while barb and jan watch. Mix 3 tablespoons alum per 1 quart of hot water.

Laying alum sized fabric on floating paints. Jmc2 dnf seta jabi. Fabric marbling is the art of floating paints on top of a thick solution called size manipulating the paints into patterns then transferring the pattern to an object by gently placing the object on top of the solution marbling lets you make your one of a kind quilting or other fabric item. The new jacquard marbling colors are the very best but any of the following can be used.

Gently pick up your fabric which would have in turn picked up the paint patterns. Alum will help the color from the paint set on the. You can do this the night before. Bandanas cotton hankies and even t shirts can be marbled not to mention scarves.

Each print is the culmination of a tiny performance in which the artist interacts with a fluid medium revealing their temperament. Methocel or carageenan best waterbased paints. Gently pick up the fabric.