If your idea of paper marbling is a hazy memory of a child’s craft activity, this one day taster course in the professional process of creating imaginative endpapers or wrapping paper will delight and enchant you.
Paper marbling was listed as one of the endangered crafts by Heritage Craft Association in 2017. The Guardian recently wrote a lovely article about this beautiful decorative craft.
We are very pleased to welcome Louise Brockman, who is a rare combination of craftsperson and skilled tutor. Louise works for James and Stuart Brockman Ltd – a family bookbinding business. A qualified Science teacher, she has been marbling since 2001 and originally learnt to marble with Victoria Hall and later on with Ann Muir. She has her own workshop at home and works on papers for binders and other craftspeople. Her papers have a modern look and her preference is to use bright colours and metallics on a range of coloured papers.
These colourful decorative papers are perfect for use by bookbinders for endpapers or for covering books and boxes. Other uses include framing, cardmaking, lining of items such as boxes, scrapbooking and other paper crafts.
Marbled paper is made by floating paints on a size made of carrageenan (a moss powder) and then manipulating them into a pattern with combs or a stylus. This pattern is then picked up on a sheet of paper pre-treated with a mordant (Alum), leaving a colourful and unique design once the paper has been dried and pressed.
Come – be amazed. Go home with lots of sheets of gloriously swirly paper.
We have a ‘one time only’ class on Sunday 10th March 10am-5pm and a limited number of spaces available. Bookings will be taken until 10pm Wednesday 6th March.
