Marabu Silk is a water-based silk paint suitable for school, hobby, leisure use, and arts and craft. The colours are intense and brilliant, and have very good flow properties. It has very good lightfastness and can be thinned with water. Marabu Silk is ideal for painting on all types of silk and thin cotton fabrics. It is washing machine-resistant and dry clean-resistant after fixing.
The vibrant colours of Marabu-Silk are divided into colour-shade groups, which make it easy to achieve elegant combinations in toning colours for attractive creations. Marabu Silk can also be used with matching shades of Marabu Velvet Touch and Marabu Contours & Effects, Marabu Silk Easy Fix, Marabu Stencils, and Marabu Design Stamps for creating beautiful designs and effects in silk painting.
Marabu Silk is fixed by ironing or in the oven after drying. Your design can even be fixed in one single process when you also use Marabu-Contours & Effects and/or Marabu-Velvet Touch besides Marabu-Silk.
Fixing:
Set the iron to cotton temperature and iron for 2-3 min. from the reverse side or using baking paper (30 x 30 cm per area), through a thin cotton cloth, by constantly moving the iron.
Alternatively, the silk can be fixed for approx. 8 min. at 150°C in a preheated oven. It is recommended to lay the silk onto baking paper to avoid unwelcome scorches. This fixing method is not suitable for large silks.
Clean brushes and other equipment with water immediately after use. Stir and lightly shake before use.
