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How To Make Your Own Marbled Scarf
You Will Need:
Water
Alum (to set the paint into the fabric)
Methocel (to thicken the water and create a “size” so the paint floats on the water’s surface)
Household ammonia (helps thicken the “size”)
Bucket
Whisk
Large, shallow plastic storage container (your container will serve as a tray and needs to be the size of the fabric you want to print on)
Liquid acrylic paint
Paper
Paper towels
Iron and ironing board
Paint brushes
Newspaper (or scrap paper)
Large-toothed comb
100% silk or 100% cotton white fabric with a high thread count
Golden GAC 900 (to help the paint adhere to the fabric)
Alum (to set the paint into the fabric)
Methocel (to thicken the water and create a “size” so the paint floats on the water’s surface)
Household ammonia (helps thicken the “size”)
Bucket
Whisk
Large, shallow plastic storage container (your container will serve as a tray and needs to be the size of the fabric you want to print on)
Liquid acrylic paint
Paper
Paper towels
Iron and ironing board
Paint brushes
Newspaper (or scrap paper)
Large-toothed comb
100% silk or 100% cotton white fabric with a high thread count
Golden GAC 900 (to help the paint adhere to the fabric)
Stage One: Preparation
For your designs to adhere to the fabric, you will need to pretreat using a mordant called alum. Alum has been used for centuries as a natural ingredient when dyeing fabric.
Pretreat the Fabric
Dissolve ¼ cup of alum in a quart of warm tap water. (Note: double this mixture if you are dyeing a large piece of fabric, so the fabric will be fully immersed.)
Soak your fabric for 20 minutes and remove. Wring out the fabric in the sink or tub (do not rinse!) and let it line dry. Once the fabric has dried, iron it out completely, making sure to use the appropriate heat setting.
Prepare the Marbling Size
A marbling size is a suspension mixture which your marbling paint floats upon. I used methocel to create my marbling size, which will thicken the water just enough so the paint will rest on the water’s surface. There are other products on the market that you can use to thicken the water, but I prefer methocel because it’s quick to prepare and the mixture will keep for 3 days at room temperature or a week when stored in the fridge.
To create your size, slowly add 4 tablespoons of methocel per gallon of warm tap water to your bucket. (Note: double this mixture if printing on a large piece of fabric.) Blend the methocel and water with your whisk for about 5 minutes. You’ll feel the mixture start to thicken as you go. While you are whisking, add 1 tablespoon of household ammonia per gallon of water to the bucket.
When the 5 minute mixing frenzy has passed and your mixture is clear, pour it slowly into your tray and let it stand for at least 45 minutes. Rinse the bucket and fill it with cold tap water.
While you are waiting for the size to set, start mixing your paints. You’ll need to add an acrylic polymer (like GAC-900) to every paint you plan to use to ensure that your finished scarf is washable. The ratio should be one part GAC-900 per one part acrylic paint. For this project, consistency matters. You want the paint to be thin enough so that it will float on top of your methocel mixture – if it’s too thick, it will fall to the bottom. Aim to make all your paint mixtures the same consistency as whole milk, adding water if needed.
After the mixture has rested for at least 45 minutes, check to see if there are any bubbles. If there are, hold a sheet of paper that’s the size of your container on both ends and slowly lower it down until the middle touches the surface of the size. Let go of both ends and let it float on top of the size for a few seconds. Carefully peel it off the surface of the size and discard. You can use this technique to clear your size of any remaining floating paint as well.
Now you’re ready to start adding paint to the methocel mixture. To do this, take your paint brush and gently drop your first color on the surface of the mixture. You can place your drops at random or in a pattern to create different effects, but keep in mind that the more paint you put on the water’s surface, the less pastel your print will turn out. Don’t be shy if you have a large container; it’s going to take more paint than you think to cover the size’s surface completely. If you’re using a small container, take care not to add too much paint – if so, you will lose the surface tension of your size and your colors will sink.
Irises are a magnificent flower to plant for summer, they come in all different shades, and smell like root beer! BEWARE though, if eaten by dogs iris bulbs can be poisonous and extremely deadly. If you have any dogs be sure to plant your irises either in your front yard (where the dog isn't) or do not plant them at all.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
OH NO...................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh no I killed him!!!
This is what happens when I talk too fast. I can literately put someone out. If I start talking about a topic that I really love, I'll start talking about it and the next thing you know I'll talk about something completely different then then talk about thing related to the first thing then talk about thing completely different. WOW I just realized something I can talk a lot but not type a lot well I think it's time to say good bye. "Bye bye!" :}
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