Marble Dyeing Fabric With Oil

It is that easy and a great project for kids small parties and classes.

Marble dyeing fabric with oil. It s best to do this 12 24 hours before you marble so do it at the same time that you create the medium. Graham paints we had on hand. Let the pillow sit on the pan for one to two minutes. Drip dye colors all over.

Full of oooooh and aaaaahhh sunshine and turpentine fumes. We strongly recommend setting the dye with a microwave. Then you capture your design with fabric or paper. Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.

Oil paint colors cheap oil paints should work just fine we used the m. Apply light pressure to smooth. The rit dye i used said to wash and apply the dye when the fabric is wet. Begin by pre washing the fabric with detergent preferably an industrial textile detergent such as synthrapol.

Swirl the drops with a stick. Lay your fabric flat onto the coloured foam. Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water. It is that easy.

Scrape off excess foam. The floating paints are swirled into patterns. Pat down the fabric with your hand so that it makes good contact with the foam along the entire surface. 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.

We wanted to share our method and tips with you so that you can make your own marble marvel. Refer to your fabric paint dye instructions on how to prepare the fabric. Marbling is the process of floating paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water. But it was a long fun day.