Funori

In a recent posting about preparing funori for consolidation of
media on paper, I neglected to mention that the funori *must* be
heated in a double boiler.  Otherwise, you won't be able to keep it
at a high, but below boiling temperature, long enough to extract the
mucilage.  You can stick a thermometer in the inner,
funori-containing vessel to tell you when it is approaching the
boiling point: you must remove it from the heat before that point.

Use a double-boiler set-up both when preparing the initial solution
and then when using it later.

I apologize for any frustration I may have caused by failing to
include that detail.

Christine Smith
Conservation of Art on Paper, Inc.
703-836-7757
Fax: 703-836-8878

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