Carrageen Moss Marbling

Carrageen or irish moss is a type of red alga which releases a sort of jelly like thing called mulicage when boiled in water.

Carrageen moss marbling.

The very best moss i have found. Pour mixture into a bucket add enough water to make a total of 1 gal 3 79 l and stir. Also alum used to be. Inside the pack you will find 100 gsm of pure carrageen moss with the instruction for use it in a better way.

You can use more or less depending on the thickeness of the paste you require. Carrageenan is the preferred thickener for marbling. Recommended proportions for marbling. For larger quantities repeat using same proportions.

Add all three to cart add all three to list. Now it used to be prepared by taking the dried moss and boiling it for up to half an hour with borax and hot water the modern marbler need not suffer this as a extract of carrageen moss is readily avalible. In a blender slowly add the carrageenan to 3 cups 0 71 l warm water and blend until fully dispersed. Is available from ireland details of this contact are given at the end of this book.

Of all the steps involved preperation of the size is the most important as without the right size the colours simply will not float that being said there has been numerous types of sizes that were used throughout the history of marbling including but not limited to carrageenan gum tracaganth and most. It is an alginate thickener made from carrageenan moss or seaweed. The finest and most detailed marbling must be done on carrageenan size a half pound bag contains enough carrageenan to produce over 300 9 x12 papers new 2 from 26 50 free shipping. With 100 gsm of pure carrageen moss you can obtain 6 litres of ready marbling bath.

For use as the thickened base for marbling inks 100g makes approximately 8 10 litres of marbling base depending on the viscosity required. Frequently bought together total price. The powdered extract of carrageenan moss. Preparing for marbling is an art in its own right one that requires a strict precision.

I experienced quite a few problems obtaining good materials for marbling carrageen moss is available in powered form but i had no success with it however others swear by it. Dissolves in warm water avoids the necessity for cooking and straining. 4 teaspoons 19 g carrageenan to 1 gal 3 79 l water. The paper is then laid on it absorbing the colors.

The ancient art of paper marbling uses carrageenan mixture on which to float paints.