Alum Recipe For Marbling

Lay a sheet of paper on the surface of this alum water.

Alum recipe for marbling.

Add water to thin the colors skim the marbling base then test. Let the alum dissolve then soak the fabric for 20 minutes. 1lb alum 3 gallons of alum mixture. A 20 x 26 will hold approximately 2 gallons of water.

Alum is a mordant meaning it causes color to set on the paper. Now let s turn to fabric marbling. Stir for 2 or 3 minutes till the alum is dissolved. In this case you should apply the alum by the soaking method.

There are a lot of different recipes for mordanting fabric prior to marbling but with my natural dyeing experience to guide me i d like to share my method. Mix 3 tablespoons alum per 1 quart of hot water. The reasons behind this i have not been able to find out but it might historicaly have something to do with. Marbling on tragacanth does not requore alum but the paper must be dampened slighly to accept the colour.

Corn starch in 1 2 cup cold water. 1lb of alum 24 tablespoons of alum. Without it the marbling will be faint and blurry. With a coffee stirrer drop paint onto several spots on surface of size.

The trick to adhering the paint to fabric is presoaking the fabric in alum. Add 1 teaspoon of methocel methocelulose powder per gallon of solution or throw out and start a new recipe. The marbling paints sink to the bottom of the tray. Dissolve 2 tsp alum in 3 4 cup water.

Buy pure aluminum sulfate from an art supply store or online. 1 gallon of water to 8 tablespoons 1 3 cup of alum. Let pigment spread out 2 to 3 inches. Continue in this fashion adding color over color and letting paint spread out and form random shapes.

It makes the colours adhere to the paper. In recent posts i ve looked into the types of alum and the quantity necessary for marbling paper. Let the paper dry overnight or speed drying with a blow dryer. To make enough alum for several dozen sheets of paper stir 1 tbsp 15 ml alum into 1 cups 360 ml warm water until completely dissolved at least two minutes.

Marbling colors are too thick. Make a double recipe of liquid starch by dissolving 4 tbs. Directions for fabric marbling. Add another color dropping paint into middle of previous color if desired.

The recipe we use for the alum is. Put one third cup of alum into one gallon of water or you can cut this recipe in half. You can do this the night before. Hang to completely dry before marbling.

Pour this mixture into a large marbling tray. If you marble on the wrong side the pigments will not properly adhere to the paper.