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Gocco and Herbert 16/02/2010
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I finally took the plunge and tried out my Gocco printer. Susan from Rocket Fuel stopped by Kirribilli market on Sunday and we had a chat about the Gocco. She gave me some tips on how to use it which got me excited to try it out. It was easy and super fun! Here are some photos of my first ever Gocco print. I also experimented a little with painting the print with watercolour once the ink had dried.
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Susan link
16/02/2010 6:19pm

Oh they look wonderful! so cute and I love the watercolour added on afterwards.

Did you use the gocco ink to print with on the paper? I use mine for fabrics and have only ever done tests on paper. I think this inspires me to give a try to some paper printing.

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Torunn link
17/02/2010 10:15am

Yeah I used the gocco paper ink which is oil based. Is that the ink you use for fabric? I noticed you can get fabric inks as well. I'm keen to try printing on fabric but wasn't sure if the paper ink would be suitable for it and if the ink would wash off.

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Susan link
25/02/2010 7:11pm

I use a waterbase ink for the fabric, it's a bit more friendly to the fibres than the oil based.

I've got heaps of colours if you'd like some I can put it in a pot for you and that way you can give it a try?

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Torunn
08/03/2010 7:49am

Thanks so much for the generous offer, it'd be great if I could give it a try!

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