Paper craft: marbling courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Learn how to marble paper and create the patterns seen on the covers of old books and the motifs and flowers seen in traditional Turkish Ebru. James has opened his Ebru Studio for marbling workshops on a regular basis with the aim of providing colourful and fun, entertaining and informative opportunities to immerse yourself in the wonder of painting on water! James will take you through the process step by step, ensuring absolute beginners will produce work they are proud of. Experienced marblers will benefit from being encouraged to explore...

Enjoy this workshop water marbling onto paper to create unique one of a kind prints, come and try this endangered craft and be inspired by the results! Indulge in tea, coffee and a selection of cakes available at this sociable workshop whilst admiring everyone's creations. Book your place now! ​You will be marbling onto paper to create stunning prints to take away with you. Enjoy learning the history of this craft and how these stunning pieces are created, and then watch the amazing results form on top of the liquid...

Mermaid woodcuts, hand marbled hanging decorations are made with great care and skill, the birchwood is sourced from a sustainable forest. A plastic and guilt free way to bring cheer to any home. These have turned out to be massive best sellers from my studio since 2016, they can be hung in the window as garlands, embellishments to art projects, made into mobiles, bag tags, party bunting and so much more. They are light weight so make great gifts to pop inside a card to post out. 11cm x 9cm

Dinosaur woodcuts, hand marbled hanging decorations are made with great care and skill, the birchwood is sourced from a sustainable forest. A plastic and guilt free way to bring cheer to any home. These have turned out to be massive best sellers from my studio since 2016, they can be hung in the window as garlands, embellishments to art projects, made into mobiles, bag tags, party bunting and so much more. They are light weight so make great gifts to pop inside a card to post out. 11cm

Spend a relaxing, creative, mindful morning or afternoon making your own paper marbled cards and papers learning the meditative art of Suminagashi, the Japanese art of marbling. Dating back to the 12th Century and directly translated to 'floating ink', this ancient technique with it’s roots in Shintoism uses a richly pigmented sumi ink, and other materials, which is skillfully applied to the surface of water and then manipulated into distinctive patterns. At a chosen point a mono-print is made by transferring the liquid pattern from the surface of the water...

This is a one day studio based course. Learn how the technique of marbling to create amazing dreamlike patterns on paper. Attendees will make two books: a concertina book and multi signature hardback sketch book. Use the marbled paper to cover your handmade sketch books. Maximum 6 people.

Join us for a colour filled paper marbling workshop in our sunny Dunblane craft studio. Paper marbling is the 1000 year old craft of printing using pigments floating on water, and has a fascinating and varied history. Marbling is highly therapeutic, creative, and rewarding – and best of all there is really no ‘wrong way’ to do it. During this workshop we will learn about the crafts’ fascinating history, then practice a range of traditional and modern day marbling techniques, using high quality paper and gouache paints. You will come...

Cosmic Cats woodcut hand marbled hanging decorations are made with great care and skill, the birchwood is sourced from a sustainable forest. A plastic and guilt free way to bring cheer to any home. These have turned out to be massive best sellers since 2016, they can be hung in the window as garlands, embellishments to art projects, made into mobiles, bag tags, party bunting and so much more. They are light weight so make great gifts to pop inside a card to post out.

Dinosaur woodcut hand marbled hanging decorations are made with great care and skill, the birchwood is sourced from a sustainable forest. A plastic and guilt free way to bring cheer to any home. These have turned out to be massive best sellers since 2016, they can be hung in the window as garlands, embellishments to art projects, made into mobiles, bag tags, party bunting and so much more. They are light weight so make great gifts to pop inside a card to post out.

Heart woodcut, hand marbled hanging decorations are made with great care and skill, the birchwood is sourced from a sustainable forest. A plastic and guilt free way to bring cheer to any home. These have turned out to be massive best sellers from my studio since 2016, they can be hung in the window as garlands, embellishments to art projects, made into mobiles, bag tags, party bunting and so much more. They are light weight so make great gifts to pop inside a card to post out. Size: 10cm