Carrageen Moss Marbling

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Carrageen moss marbling. Is available from ireland details of this contact are given at the end of this book. Carrageen or irish moss is a type of red alga which releases a sort of jelly like thing called mulicage when boiled in water. The paper is then laid on it absorbing the colors. 4 teaspoons 19 g carrageenan to 1 gal 3 79 l water.

In a blender slowly add the carrageenan to 3 cups 0 71 l warm water and blend until fully dispersed. The solution on which the colors are floated is referred to as the size the size can be made of several different types of gel or gum but the finest and most detailed marbling must be done on carrageenan size carrageenan is an extract from a seaweed called irish moss. You can use more or less depending on the thickeness of the paste you require. It is an alginate thickener made from carrageenan moss or seaweed.

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. With 100 gsm of pure carrageen moss you can obtain 6 litres of ready marbling bath. Recommended proportions for marbling. The ancient art of paper marbling uses carrageenan mixture on which to float paints.

Used for thickening water in the process of marbling paper. Also alum used to be. The very best moss i have found. The powdered extract of carrageenan moss.

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. Carrageenan is the preferred thickener for marbling. For larger quantities repeat using same proportions. Chondrus crispus commonly called irish moss or carrageen moss irish carraigín little rock is a species of red algae which grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the atlantic coast of europe and north america in its fresh condition this protist is soft and cartilaginous varying in color from a greenish yellow through red to a dark purple or purplish brown.

Pour mixture into a bucket add enough water to make a total of 1 gal 3 79 l and stir. 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. Inside the pack you will find 100 gsm of pure carrageen moss with the instruction for use it in a better way. Dissolves in warm water avoids the necessity for cooking and straining.

For use as the thickened base for marbling inks 100g makes approximately 8 10 litres of marbling base depending on the viscosity required.