Category Archives: Gocco

Fabric Bundles and Print Gocco machines still for sale!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Liz Plummer

This is just a quick reminder that I still have about 8 fabric bundles for sale… and as a way of clearing some space in my studio the next person in the UK to buy some can have 3 bundles … Continue reading →

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Altering photos for Gocco/thermofax using Photoshop

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Liz Plummer

Karen Stiehl Osborn has just written a tutorial on her blog entitled From Photograph to Thermofax. If you use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and want to make a Gocco screen or thermofax screen and don’t know the best way to … Continue reading →

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Screenprinting with Natural Dyes

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Liz Plummer

When I had my great fabric decorating spree in January, some of my favourite pieces are those I screenprinted with Gocco screens.  I used natural dye extracts mixed with gum tragacanth as a print paste/binder. Continuing the series on mud … Continue reading →

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Great news for Print Gocco owners!

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Liz Plummer

Great news for all Print Gocco owners! Guenther Panenka of Patchworkshop.de in Germany is working on producing a reasonably priced bulb-free exposure unit for the Print Gocco and apparently basic tests have been successful! He is also intending to produce … Continue reading →

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New Print Gocco machines for sale!

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Liz Plummer

Just a quick note to say that I have just put up some more Print Gocco machines for sale on my Print Gocco sales page. There is a PG10 and a couple of PG10 Supers. Photos of the transfer fabric … Continue reading →

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Fun with transfer printing 1 – preparing the papers

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Liz Plummer

DH is away in India for 12 days so I’m using the time to do lots of printing and other fun stuff.  As well as keeping track of three teenage sons whose social lives are better than mine!   I have … Continue reading →

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