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Basic colour assortment SilkArt

Marabu-SilkArt

Highly concentrated, water based silk paint, fixed by steaming, resulting in colours of fantastic brilliance and outstanding soft feel. For textile design, arts and crafts, hobby and leisure use. SilkArt is available in an extensive, coordinated range of 60 brilliant colour shades including the primary colours of cyan, magenta and yellow – permitting colours to be precisely mixed in accordance with the theory of colours – as well as the latest trend and fashion colours. All the shades have good fade-resistance, can be intermixed and diluted with water or Marabu-
Concentrated Thinner
. Highly economical in use, Marabu-SilkArt is suitable for all types of silk, fine woollen fabrics and polyamide – for all silk painting techniques incl. microwave technique as well as for Dévoré dyeings "two-dyeings technique". Marabu-SilkArt reveals its full beauty after steam-setting and is then wash- and dry cleaning proof.

Working Guidelines
For extreme dilutions use concentrated thinner. Steam-setting in the steam-fixing unit: approx. 3 hours. After setting wash out surplus paint with plenty of water. Brushes and other utensils may be simply cleaned in water immediately after use.

Dévoré Dyeings:
It is now very easy to carry out the marvellous, fashionable two-step dévoré dyeing by yourself at home. Dévoré Dyeings

Art.No.
 

1761 05 jar 50 ml
1761 13 plastic bottle 250 ml

 
Set

Art.No
1761 00 081 Basic colour assortment SilkArt
4x50 ml jars (014, 019, 056, 073)

 
 
Examples of use
Attractive interplay of contrasts! Ensemble: Blouson, gradations of shades on organza; skirt, painted pongé, traditionally pleated. Birgit Esslinger, Munich.
    
Outline technique on georgette: Cloth (110 x 110 cm), marked spatial effect through graphic design and fine colour gradations. Brigitte Bongard-Leduc, Föhren.
    
''Double Face Mad Weave'', screen, 3-piece (190 x 160 cm), pongé, machine-sewn tapes, stretched and plaited over double stretcher. Monika Speyer, Augsburg.
    
''Lasers in the Jungle'', bedspread (260 x 310 cm), airbrush and painting on pongé, patchwork, flowing colour gradations and bizarre structures. Monika Speyer, Augsburg.