Dick,
I am wondering why you are using the word "shedding" when this
phenomenon has generally been referred to in the literature of carbon
printing as "frilling"?
Sandy
At 11:31 AM -0600 5/28/07, Richard Sullivan wrote:
>Mary,
>
>Those are nice images in carbon. They do exhibit the common problem
>of shedding along the edges.
>
>Some hints:
>
>Make sure you have a safe edge. A mid-tone safe edge seems to work
>best so used regular masking tape as it will partially transmit.
>
>Sometimes shedding can be fixed by a colder or shorter dip in the
>bath before mating the tissue to the support. Aslo the support
>should be sized rather heavily if you are sizing art paper.
>
>Cheers.
>
>--Dick
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