Pébéo Marbling Bath thickening powder 35 g

Create a gel bath on which Pébéo Marbling colours spread and can be shaped into a pattern. Transfer the colours to light paper or fabric by contact with the bath. This jar contains 35 g of thickening powder; choose your colours and shallow tray separately.

Prepare the bath in advance

1. Whisk 7 g of powder, approximately two teaspoons, vigorously into 1 litre of cold water.
2. Leave the mixture to rest for two hours. Pour a 1 to 2 cm layer of gel into a flat plastic tray larger than your piece.

Transfer the pattern

1. Drop Pébéo Marbling colours onto the surface. Allow a few seconds for the drops to spread, then draw a pattern through them with a stick.
2. Gently place paper or fabric cut to size onto the coloured surface. Lift after 10 to 15 seconds, rinse briefly to remove excess gel and colour, then dry flat.

Choose your sample

Start with a small sample of the same light paper or fabric as your project. Some colours become lighter as they dry, so assess the dry result. Fix fabric after drying according to the Marbling colour instructions. The bath can serve for several prints, but work with small amounts and replace it regularly. At 7 g per litre, 35 g makes five litres of prepared bath, rather than a guaranteed number of prints.

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