Fabrics natural or synthetics with a smooth surface and tight weave provide the best prints.
Marbling techniques on fabric dailymotion.
Mix 3 tablespoons alum per 1 quart of hot water.
I used a stick to create patterns in this one.
I m thinking of giving them a shot in the future.
Sabine spare is an artist and designer from toronto who founded spare label in 2017.
Add more paint and continue to marble more fabric.
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.
Want the tools to make these yourself.
Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.
Hang to completely dry before marbling.
Here s a fun marbling project for older kids and even for yourself.
While basic paper marbling techniques are used to marble on fabric there is a different set of prep and post marbling curing work to be done.
Here are the designs i created.
You will want to continue with the same or similar colors.
If you plan to use the marbled fabric in quilts choose tightly woven cotton with a high thread count such as prima cotton.
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.
Water marbling silk scarves are so amazing check out their website.
The floating paints are swirled into patterns.
You can do this the night before.
Let the alum dissolve then soak the fabric for 20 minutes.
Designs created from marbling with acrylic paint on fabric.
She practices water marbling with fabric which creates a unique one of.
I continue marbling fabric until the starch solution is no longer deep enough to support paint.
Ebru sanati water marbling demonstration.
Nail art tutorial water marbling with no water technique by fonda.
I splattered paint on the marbling medium to create this marbled fabric.
No agitation to the paint drops here i just picked up the paint as is.
The trick to adhering the paint to fabric is presoaking the fabric in alum.
Jacquard marbling kit for fabric and paper innovation marbling kit.
One pan of starch will yield numerous pieces of fabric.
There are tons of diy products on sale for p.
When you choose fabric always check the surface texture.
Fabric is such a beautiful material to marble on and offers an endless realm of possibilities for its uses.