top of page
Paper Marbling Workshop | Blended Monkey Studios | 6 July 2025

Paper Marbling Workshop | Blended Monkey Studios | 6 July 2025

£65.00Price
PAPER MARBLING WORKSHOP
 
Sunday 6 July 2.45 pm – 6.00 pm  

£65 including refreshments, materials, use of equipment on the day, tutoring, comprehensive notes to take home along with your marbled papers.
 
This half-day group workshop with our guest tutor, Anne Hickley, is suitable for all skill levels. 
 
You will learn the basics of the ancient art of marbling on paper,
which can be traced back to 14th century Persia. Marbling is a
‘mono-printing’ process where paints or inks are floated on ‘thickened water’ and then the paper is laid on top to pull the print.
We will concentrate on the ‘Western’ version, familiar to many people from old book endpapers, using combs and rakes to make patterns, but also take a brief look at the more modern Turkish ‘Ebru’ – making pictures on the ‘thickened water’. We will be using acrylic paints. Every marbled print is unique, as it depends on exactly how the paint floats, swirls and is manipulated on the thickened water, and how the paper is laid down before the print is pulled.
You will choose the colours you want to use and learn to make several different patterns.
At the end of the day you will take home around 8-10 A4 marbled papers, and detailed instructions for anyone who wants to carry on this joyous craft.
 
Anne will bring examples of her work to inspire you.
 
All materials are provided.
Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.
 
This PAPER MARBLING WORKSHOP will be held in the peaceful setting of our Blended Monkey studios on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border. 
 
Numbers are limited to ensure you get plenty of 1-2-1 tuition. 
 
This relaxing workshop is suitable for 16+. 
 
About a week before your workshop date, we'll e-mail you again with more details about parking etc.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the session - tailored to meet all dietary requirements.
 
All students will be provided with a certificate of completion.
 
This would make a fabulous CRAFTY GIFT for someone - so drop us a line and we can post out to you/the recipient a complimentary personalised gift certificate for this experience🎁
 
The half-day workshop includes:
 
- Materials & use of equipment on the day
- Refreshments (tea/coffee/soft drinks/cake) - catering to all dietary requirements
- As we limit the number of people, you get to have some 1-2-1 tuition and the maximum benefit from a day with no distractions
- Certificate of completion
 
We also offer accommodation in the form of our Crafter's Retreat cabin subject to availability or we can advise of other local B&Bs.
Quantity

  • Booking, Cancellation & Refund Terms & Conditions

    • The purchaser of the workshop may cancel the workshop up to 2 weeks before the workshop date with a full refund.

    • If we need to cancel a workshop at short notice for reasons beyond our control, such as illness or mechanical breakdowns, the first option is to rearrange a mutually convenient date or receive a refund. In the event of cancellation for any reason, we are unable to reimburse travel, accommodation or any other expenses that you may incur in relation to the cancelled course.

  • Meet our Guest Tutor

    "I have been crafting since I could pick up a paintbrush
    and remember my mother teaching me to sew running-stitch pictures at around four years old.

    I have been marbling for about six years now and started my marbling business, Marbled Beauty, named after a British moth, during lockdown, in case my other business slowed down.

    It didn’t – I'm now very busy, but enjoying the challenge. I mostly marble silk and leather, making small items for sale in local
    galleries and online at www.marbledbeauty.co.uk, and teach workshops on marbling for beginners."

bottom of page