Mix 3 tablespoons alum per quart of hot tap water in a bin.
Marbling kit instructions.
Reserve alum mixture in bin to use over several days.
Pretreat fabric or paper with mordant.
The technique involves floating paints on the surface of a gel like medium known as the marbling size and then transferring this floating design onto paper or fabric.
Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.
Using the correct acrylic body marbling paint is extremely important.
Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric.
Soak leather or prewashed fabric in mixture for 20 minutes or brush onto paper.
Jacquard marbling instructions for a succinct visual guide from jacquard click here.
The floating paints are swirled into patterns.
The ancient art of paper marbling has historically been associated with the book arts.
A mordant must be used on paper and fabric so that the marbled design will adhere to the fiber or paper quickly and permanently.