Also sometimes referred to as potassium aluminum sulfate.
Alum aluminum sulfate marbling.
Al 2 so 4 3 k 2 so 4 24h 2 o this product looses 18 h 2 o at 92 5 o c and becomes anhydrous at 200 o c.
Dissolve 2 teaspoons 10 grams of alum in 1 gal 3 79 l of warm water.
Immerse fabric in solution until wet wring out do not rinse and let air dry.
Dissolve 2 teaspoons 10 grams of alum in 1 qt 0 95 l of water.
Fabric will be ready to marble when dry and it may be ironed before marbling.
Of fiber for natural dye baths.
Do not use alum containing potassium ammonium or anything else since these extra chemicals may harm your paper.
Put 1 teaspoon of alum into 1 cup of water.
Alum or potassium aluminum sulfate is a chemical often used as a food preservative.
Used as a mordant in natural dyeing and for preparing fabrics for marbling.
This package contains one pound of aluminum sulfate.
Available in 1 5 and 25 lb.
Alum is a powdered presoak used to treat fabric or for marbling.
It forms cubic or octahedral crystals that are.
Alum is also used with some natural dyes as a mordant.
Spice rack alum does not work well.
The alum should be pure aluminum sulphate.
For natural dyers who prefer we also now carry potassium aluminum sulfate as well as aluminum acetate.
Use 1 75 tsp per lb.
Without a mordant the pigments will slide off the paper.
The alum helps the pigments used in marbling to adhere to the paper.
Make your project a success with aluminum sulfate.