Making Marbled Paper in Florence, Italy

Demonstration of the centuries-old tradition of making marbled paper. Takes place in Florence Italy as part of the Writer's Renaissance retreat.

[@sararobert9855]

My dream is to become a professional bookbinder. I wanted to start bookbinding school last year but I couldn't find any craftsman willing to take me in during my learning... I still hope one day I will be able to learn these marvelous arts that are bookbinding and artisanal paper printing (I am learning "modern" printing in school now), but till that day arrives, I watch this kind of video that simply makes my heart burn with passion and longing to discover more about this. I am very grateful I found this video, the shop address is now on the top of my list for the day I will go visit Italy :)

[@matthewthurlow1204]

Visited his shop while in Florence in Sept 2015 and left with many sheets of paper and a leather bound. Journal that he made for us while we waited.

[@JulieHedlund]

+Matthew Thurlow Great! Did you tell him you'd seen this video?

[@matthewthurlow1204]

+Julie Hedlund yes, we told him you and this video were the reason we came to his shop. Thanks for the video, we would have never known to visit.

[@JulieHedlund]

+Matthew Thurlow So happy to hear that! They are such nice people and do beautiful work!

[@Sramakrishnareddy]

Matthew Thurlow b the same

[@dannimantle8520]

J I

[@MendoVasilevski]

one of the best things I have seen on KZbin, thanks so much for sharing. Now I know how they decorate the inside of old books. Amazing.!!!

[@barbara4111]

Thank you so much for filming this and sharing it on youtube. I never get tired of seeing this video.

[@mibelloaleman]

That is exquisite! Just like everything in Firenze is! Firenze is 100 % total and complete eye candy! The art, the monuments, the streets, the food, everything they do is extremely artistic down to the smallest detail. They know the meaning of "God is in the detail!" I've been there many times and never get enough of the exquisiteness of this city and all its artisans! Pure magic!

[@AlexRawlings]

The calm confidence of a master at work. Great video :-)

[@MariaTorres-hc5uq]

Thanks for the post, this is why I prefer KZbin to television, best regards and a happy New Year, from Lisbon Portugal.

[@siouxsiesherman5785]

Gorgeous and fascinating. I feel very relaxed after watching that.

[@elvirak.schuller9449]

Amazing technique and great result! Beautiful!!!

[@EricRounds]

Such a charming video; inspires me to go there for a vacation! Thank you for posting this ❤️

[@johnacsyen]

@4:55, he is checking which side is mordanted. Mordanting or aluming the paper makes it able to fixed the colours to the paper.

[@SharonAFox]

Wowy Zowy...Simply Stunning! Julie, thank you so much for sharing this with us!

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much I enjoyed watching this.Fantastic!!!!!! Thank you so much

[@rosestotzer579]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@1776TomPaine]

Extremely beautiful!

[@globalSchelmuffsky]

i've always wondered about those wild looking patterns in ancient books. thanks for that revelation!

[@polecatpolecat315]

Next Voyage of the Paper Marbling Istanbul Ebru from Istanbul to pass through the Silk Road to Europe is based on the art of the 15th century . Some people using this route for passengers and commerce , the country returning to Istanbul from marbled paper and decorated with marbling should have brought some books with them. This paper in Europe , was named as the Turkish paper over the centuries , to be used as decorating books and valuable papers were purchased from Turkish ebru artist. The slightest alteration of this paper is to be used as valuable documents of each is different because of the marbling paper and on them was not clear.

[@ingriddeguarda9022]

Molto bello, grazie per questo dimostrazione 👍🏻

[@joycecarter4597]

STUNNING! 😍😍😍❤❤❤

[@marjohnsmusings3222]

Thank you that was amazing!

[@Raiown]

Awesome! I want a comforter like that

[@gardenoflifefinearts7177]

Beautiful!

[@aabb-ke9dn]

Ebru sanati bize ait olmasina ragmen hic bu derece seri ve guzel desen videosu gormedim. Emegine saglik. Bir sanata sahip cikmak oldugu yerde kalmasi demek degil. Yaymak ve gelistirmekte onemli.

[@elenabelozerova9697]

Amazing!

[@Actanonverba01]

Amazing, I have seen an English book binder do similarly wonderful work.

[@dilaghaitsa3322]

this is AMAZING

[@elizabethbennet4791]

sooo beautiful!!!

[@coashddjj2]

That was so fun to watch 😊

[@GlitteryUnicorn69]

Thank you for doing this amazing video! It's great to see a Maestro at work.

[@PaintingartAfsaneh]

Wow! So beautiful 🤩

[@rephlanca]

I’m almost 90% sure your tour guide was the same one I had when I went to Italy! This is gorgeous though!

[@Vbluevital]

Thank you, lovely.

[@brittanyham254]

I was holding my breath at the paper dipping part and the music stopped with my breath holding and that was funny to me.

[@fernandolemos2900]

Belíssimo!!!

[@rainopdewilde509]

I make origami roses with this kind if paper, i feel truly amazed at its beauty and hand up the flowers next to a frame holding an unfolded paper, just to see it in its original form

[@sandybeebe9149]

beautiful !!! looks like peacock birds . so colorful

[@jonawesolowski-thecommunit9968]

positively stunning

[@MehruUnus]

Perfect,thanks..👩‍🎨👩‍🎨

[@jude1515]

I love this and what a beautiful shop!

[@michellecumberlandhtd4life280]

Omg she is sooooo smart when j can afford money to see to her. I will. I am porr not as bad as she is, but she is an inspiration to me 10000%

[@dominiqueroy9512]

Beautiful

[@choupette7869]

Bellissimo!!!!! :-)

[@Isamolle]

Thanks!

[@simyahatun9792]

It's a kind of Turkish art. Soo nice

[@CookAndCraftWithMyra]

Cool nice marble papers.

[@niharikajaisudan]

omg spectacular......

[@lucililla]

WOW!!!

[@aiyusabandonedaccount6924]

I was just in Florence earlier this month. Shame we didnt visit this amazing place but thank you so much for he lovely documentation!

[@ramblr78]

Must visit 💜

[@MojoDi]

Bravo :)

[@1gondola]

Che meraviglia! Thank you for this nice video! What kind of paper was used by Riccardo? What was the paper grammage?

[@winksartistt3817]

Wonderful!! How I would like to visit here.

[@carmenroupp653]

wow lovely

[@KKoKoRR]

This art ladies and gentlemen, is easy to learn but is hard to be a master. Also every work looks familiar but are not absolute the same, just like us, like human being.

[@prattcreekart]

Wow. Do they do this process for each sheet? So beautiful

[@ThaaaChantall]

Yes

[@annwong5425]

If you stop it at 5:56, you can take a screenshot and use it as the background for your phone! 🥰

[@deimos2k6]

wow I didn't even know about this guy, I definitely have to go in that shop, since I live there! Tnx for sharing!

[@GBSheridan]

Wow

[@kelvinwilson9217]

It is a very beautiful art form, and no end of creativity. I am assuming that it was the gentleman's shop, and would that mean he makes his living from selling these works of art? What type of price are you looking at for the piece in that size created? Thank for the upload, and the setting was just great.

[@JulieHedlund]

He did not charge me for that piece, because we are friends. I think individual pieces are around 6 Euro. The framing I had done at home was much more expensive. :-)

[@handmadepaperproducts5386]

Kelvin Wilson www.handmadepapermarble.com

[@lumachaol]

Great! What kind of paint is it?

[@hemaraman7254]

wow.super

[@jayeshgajjar4443]

very beautiful design which is name of this colour ?? and there is water? ?

[@andreapei7423]

It's really great! One question: Is the liquidity water? The colours don't fall, do they? What's the reason? Thanks for the anwer!

[@lizrodgers593]

Water mixed with carrageenan, a seaweed extract

[@cafeglover]

Wonderful! Does anybody know what kind of paint, and in what kind of liquid he suspends it in?

[@brianspruill5424]

Don't know how I ended up here but I'm glad I did. My new hobby?

[@annespellberg7173]

What kind of paint is that, an acrylic or oil? Is it watered down or mixed with alcohol or something? Thanks for the video. Love Firenze, my favorite city in the world.

[@snealhere]

What makes the paint float on the water? I have tried dripping acrylic and watercolor paints into a tub of water, but the paints sink and do not disperse on top like shown in this video. Do you treat the water with anything?

[@457Melly]

enamel based paints will float

[@paciuciu]

Does someone know what kind of colors he used? Oil colors? Acrylics? Thanks!

[@suzanaaraujo4268]

Lindo

[@sallymay3643]

☆ BEAUTIFUL☆ That's crazy cool. I would love 2 have wall paper made by u. I love it !

[@omaruribe5406]

saludo cordial, que clase de materiales usas para que los oleos no se vayan al fondo y tenga buena adherencia, se puede usar papel amasado reciclado, muchas gracias Dios te bendiga.

[@pouponcrazycat5987]

can this be done using silk scarfs?

[@lcollins3702]

Muy missioni

[@snobiethepobie]

Is the finished paper super heavy? What is the total dry time?

[@JulieHedlund]

+Thelmas Bar It's not heavy at all, and the total drying time is about 24 hours.

[@corikennedy1862]

What kind of ink or paint is this and can you do it on fabric?

[@user-ix1sc4pm3h]

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[@megumikawasaki1164]

what kind of paint did he put?

[@patrickjensen8655]

I've tried with acrylic paint on tapwater, and oil thinned with turpentine, but it does not work for me. What do I have to do to make mine look like this, and be as firm as this?

[@schedelworld]

I've been trying to figure that out as well. It always looks like the Italian makers are using regular water, but a trick I've read is to mix the water with methylcellulose, which makes the water thicker and makes the paint float on top more readily. The method I saw used acrylic paint watered down.

[@raigangadevi534]

Patrick Jensenな

[@theshinyheart]

probably they explored it in the crusades

[@ArpitaLoveWatercolor]

Which color he used plz say

[@stargames4514]

olá gostaria de saber se a possibilidade dessa técnica ser aplicada em tecidos ?e que tipo de tecido ?

[@rneustel388]

Oh, my...I would spend every penny I owned (and then some) in this shop!!

[@badulahamed6546]

nice

[@iraklibaxsoliani8428]

Where can I buy the paint?

[@bella-bee]

Did he then wash the paper?

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

So hard to predict the final pattern.

[@user-zd7kc2vc4o]

روعه

[@sarahcave7931]

What paper is being used?

[@sandradawson7797]

What kind of paint/ink is used?

[@theshinyheart]

They prepares special color and water mix for marbling. the different elements in it have names in Turkish but I don't know their names in english.

[@sama2702]

Can we go there to learn the art???

[@gabircik]

I don't know about this place but you can search for Ebru Art Classes in your city. If there's a turkish community where you live, there are chances that someone is doing this art.

[@rawrrBrendaa]

Wat kind of paint does he use?

[@kitsilanocat]

Brenda Voorbrood probably an oil based paint

[@youthartbd1568]

who is this color?

[@sushilkumarrana1224]

i want know about colour i want buy it

[@milaalexanders7345]

класс

[@taliagreenberg5228]

I loved the first stage before he started using the tools...

[@amberboze4587]

what kind of paint was that he used???

[@johnacsyen]

It's water based colour pigments.

[@BlueSky-oz7bv]

i also want to know..

[@huangying1964]

Mouth-watering?....

[@globalSchelmuffsky]

the fact that he sound drops at 05:08 indicates that some very vulgar italian words were uttered

[@2phalanges]

this is just random movement of colors wtf.

[@user-zd7kc2vc4o]

ولا جمل