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.

Alum marbling fabric.

Jmc2 dnf seta jabi. Our aim in mordanting is to evenly apply an alum solution to our fabric before marbling just enough for a permanent print. Each print is the culmination of a tiny performance in which the artist interacts with a fluid medium revealing their temperament. Marbled fabrics drying on clothes line.

Directions for fabric marbling. Remember that alum is the compound most commonly used to mordant both fabric and paper. Mix 3 tablespoons alum per 1 quart of hot water. Alum will help the color from the paint set on the.

It bonds readily and permanently to other molecules creating a link between fiber and marbling pigment. You can do this the night before. Dwight rinsing off marbled fabric while barb and jan watch. The trick to adhering the paint to fabric is presoaking the fabric in alum.

Gently pick up your fabric which would have in turn picked up the paint patterns. Gently pick up the fabric. Bandanas cotton hankies and even t shirts can be marbled not to mention scarves. Laying alum sized fabric on floating paints.

Fabric scarves ties or other items to marble we used sh silk hankies and mccb mercerized combed cotton broadcloth. Hang to completely dry before marbling. Let the alum dissolve then soak the fabric for 20 minutes.