Tips & Techniques
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- When working with t-shirts or any double-sided pieces, insert cardboard to stretch
fabric and keep it rigid. This will make it easier to handle and help to avoid
white seams along the sleeves or sides. Marble tennis shoes by starting at one side
and rolling evenly across the surface of the size.
- Make sure the paints, chemicals, and the size are all at room temperature.
Differences in temperature will affect your results.
- Size is very slippery! Clean up floor spills immediately.
- Clean the surface of the size right before you start a design. You want to get
off any bubbles, dust, surface film, or stray pigment.
- Hard water and minerals can affect results. You may consider using distilled
water, or adding some Calgon water softener.
- Release your paint drops close to the surface of the size. A drop applied from a
greater distance will have more force to break the surface tension and cause
the paint to sink.
- This is just an introduction to marbling. There are many different approaches
to this ancient craft and there are lots of resources and books on the subject.
Experiment and have fun with it!
