Recipe for Carragheen and instructions on how to mount silk pictures.

Here is the recipe for carragheen and instructions on how to mount silk paintings on card.

Carragheen

Add 25gms of carragheen to 1.7 litres of water and bring to the boil. 
Boil for 4-5 mins and then turn of the heat and add 500mls of cold water.
Leave over night and then strain through muslin.

The carragheen can be kept for up to a week in the fridge. I usually purchase it from Homecrafts but if out of stock (as appears to be at the moment) here is a link from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/JustIngredients-Essential-Irish-Moss-500/dp/B00I9X7HHE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437468606&sr=8-1&keywords=carrageen+moss


Marbling Inks

We use these inks from Homecrafts UK

http://www.homecrafts.co.uk/Category?SearchString=marbling+inks&x=0&y=0

Fixing the Silk Paintings

In the class we use Pebeo Setasilk paints from Rainbow Silks. They are water based and require an iron to fix.

To fix your silk pictures, iron on the reverse for 5 mins (the important thing is to cover the gutta because this can stick to the iron) and use a medium setting so as not to damage the silk.

Once ironed the silk can be washed etc. I use bondaweb to fix the silk onto cardboard. Cut a piece just slightly larger than the silk picture and iron onto the reverse. Then peel off the paper backing and iron on to a pice of card and then add strips of your marbling cut to size to make a border. The silk can also be applied to fabric in the same manner and used as appliqué with stitch.

Here is a link to Homecrafts website where you can buy bondaweb

http://www.homecrafts.co.uk/buy-bondaweb-se0i?SID=7766&gclid=CI-Gz6vu68YCFTDLtAodxOIMSQ

Please contact me via email or this blog if you have any further questions.