As you may or may not recall, we started the Mailbag section of our blog last month with a question received about stripes. Check it out if you are thinking about doing stripes (horizontal or vertical) — I put some of my best tips in there. This month, we have a question that came in directly from our You Tube section. In addition to our first How-To Video, the section has our Company Promo and an About Us interview by WFTV ABC-9. The Mailbag question was prompted after watching the how-to on a Glazed and Gold Powder Bath finish.
Dawn from New York writes: I watched your video about gold leafing and it was really informative. I just wanted to ask you about the imitation gold leaf shabin. I have never heard of that before and I wanted to find out first of all how to spell it correctly and also where you would purchase this product. Thank you so much.
From Regina: Hello! Thank you for e-mailing us on the instructional video…I had so much fun creating it with WFTV and it’s nice to hear from those who have seen it. I love gold leaf schaibin — I try to use it whenever possible. It is irregular sheets of imitation metal leaf and comes in gold, aluminum/silver and copper.
I’m going to recommend three separate locations to purchase it: (1) Orlando (my supplier): Star Scenic, (407) 246-5118; (2) New York: Sepp Leaf, (800) 971-7377 or (212) 683-2840, and (3) Mail Order only: Gold Leaf Company. Schaibin is sold by weight and prices can fluctuate. The most popular size sold here in Orlando by Star Scenic looks like a regular shoe box but you can order more by the kilo. In case you’d like the recipe written out (with a few more details), please click on our previous blog post link. Have a great day!
Here are a few shots of schaibin in action. Hope you enjoy!
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