From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 03/01/01-04:56:05 PM Z
I take the liberty of forwarding this to the list because Eirik lacked
list access when he sent it.... AND because this is a broad topic that I
can only take a stab at, but others presumably can amplify....
On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Eirik Berger wrote:
>
> I meant raw fabric. I have acces to some nice thick pure cotton fabric. I
> imagine it must be perfect for gum-printing if you find a way to keep the
> gum solution at the surface. What I need actually is a primer.
> I have been gum printing on paper for some time now, and I want to explore
> the teqhnique a little more. Ex. try to print on other surfaces.
Assuming you expect to do several coats, I'd suggest washing well in hot
water before anything -- will shrink & remove any whatever already on it.
Then you'd want to iron it smooth (or stretch) and..... If it were my
project I'd try a couple of coats of rather thin gelatin (maybe 2%) to
soak into the fabric, and then harden (alum or glyoxal).
I suspect though you'll have to feel your way, trying variations after
seeing success or failure. I don't suggest a gesso size because (a) it
hides the fabric which is the point in the first place, and (b) in my
experience gum print on gesso is at best crude.
I'll add however that I've seen some student projects that were potential
on a *smooth* fabric, seemed less so on coarse fabric...
.... Any one?
Judy
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