Friday, October 16, 2015

Gelli prints are making a comeback, and I've hopped on the bandwagon.  They were a popular way of printing in the fifties and sixties, before mimeograph machines made small-batch printing possible.

They're very easy to do:


*Her "stronger recipe" calls for glycerin.  I had a bottle in the laundry closet, but it was only half as much as she called for.  It worked just fine.



I want to try this method:



This woman's recipe:

7 packets of plain gelatin
1/2 cup glycerine
1 cup rubbing alcohol
1 1/2 cup boiling water

It's basically Linda Germain's recipe with a cup of rubbing alcohol added.  My plates are getting a little dry, so I think I'll remelt them in the microwave and add some alcohol and see what happens.  :)






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