[Scriptoris] Actually.....attempt at "dark" hours scroll

[ches]

Actually, I have all the documentation I need on the periodness of the use
but thanks anyway Ari! More is always good! :)

(The Burning of Troy from Mira Calligrapha)

It is a skin fully prepared by the famous Rick Cavasin. Indigo Blue is
basically 'denim' blue.  He only uses traditional dyes, and indigo is the
only blue dye there is (The dyestuff in Woad is chemically identical to the
indigotin contained in the various plants that are used to make indigo).

I ended up having to apply a sheet of lightly moist linen to the piece and
placing it under 20 pounds of weight to get it to flatten out. It was so
tightly wound (small piece 10x12) I was unable to even unroll it so that it
would stay flat enough for me to place any weight on it. I unrolled it with
the linen in hand and it eased the stress that the piece was definitely
undergoing. I held it with my hands for about 20 minutes so that it would
soften enough to place the weights on it.

I am just amazed at what it looks like! It is exactly like you described
Serena!! I have this beautiful deep blue sheet of paper now and of course
there is a little crinkle in it from the moisture but it could not be
helped. It was either this or discard the beautiful skin as unusable. It
really would not unroll when it was dry. :(

Ches

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jocelyn Hinkle" <scribe_ari at lycos.com>
To: <scriptoris at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Scriptoris] Actually.....attempt at "dark" hours scroll


> chiara wrote:
> >I am working on a scroll that will be put on a dark royal blue piece of
goat
> >skin. I am going to use gold ink. Now, this is a non-standard scroll,
i.e.
> >non-sca. But I still want the help of my fellow scribes for you all are
the
> >experts. :)
> >
> >What I need to know is this piece of skin is kinda rolled up and I want
to
> >flatten it out before I start inking.
>
> Hmmmm.....
> Dark Blue is a perfectly acceptible color for an illuminated page, as are
red, green, black, purple.
>
> And now the quiz
> 1. Has the skin been pre-colored?
> 2. What pigment source (dye)was used for the tint?
> (Most if not all commercial leater dyes are completely wrong for scribal
work, and will produce unpredictable results.I have seen whole texts flake
off a page due to the use of a leather tint.)
>
> 3. Was it sanded and sized before coloration?
> 4. Soft skin or rawhide?
> 5. Have you tested the effects of water, scraping, and sanding on a test
scrap first?
>
> For un-dyed skin I use the following process to ready it for scribal work.
> -sand the skin front and back with medium sandpaper. Remove all hairs and
lumps.
> -Bring a bucket of water to boil
> -soak the sanded skin in the water till it reaches a uniform translucent
state
> -while still wet, stitch the skin on 4 sides between stretcher bars. (use
uncolored mercerized cotton string for this.)
> -once the skin is suspended between the bars, rub it firmly but gently on
both sides to stretch it and tighten the bars.
> -allow to dry completely overnight. the cotton string will break away from
the bars in some places, and this is fine. You want it to break before the
skin tears.
> -Repeat the entire process a minimum of 2 more times.
> -Give the skin a final sanding with very fine sandpaper on both sides.
> -Dust then rub down with talc.
>
>     This process results in a thin and very flat page that does not warp
badly when worked with paints and inks. I use it to flatten out the rolled
skins that may be purchased commercially.
>     Skins treated in this manner may also be stapled flat and taut to a
board to be inked and painted. The drawback to doing this is that they may
not be adjusted to compensate for additional buckling brought on by the
inking and painting process.  Dont use water heavy paints if you intend to
go this route.
>
> Ari
> ---
> Is there enough of God left, in the dust
> between the stars, to dance up more
> life than your fragile ego can stand?
> Scribe_Ari at Lycos.com
>
>
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