birdcage
Last night I tried printing fabric using my print gocco and a new order of supplies that arrived last week. I'm very excited about experimenting with this technique, and was kept awake at night, thinking of the possibilities that were opening up....
I started off with a very simple design for a child's t-shirt, and printed a small batch of them for my market stall. It was definitely an easy process, but I learned a few tricks with regards to ink application and amount, placement of fabric, etc.
To find out more about how the gocco works, there is a great tutorial here.
I can't wait to try more!
And, because i'm an impatient person, I also started playing around with the tree-printed linen from my last post, and made this bag for my shop. I really like the combination of linen and wool, and i think it gives the bag more structure and strength. The back panels are both made from brown tweedy wool fabric.
Ooh. Lovely stuff. The print is very simple and cool, and that bag is gorgeous.
Oh, print gocco machine! How long can i resist thee? :)
Posted by:alice | September 06, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Great t-shirt. Well done!
Posted by:Kate | September 06, 2007 at 11:59 AM
Oh man, I wish I had a gocco. I have many many ideas rolling around in here. Maybe the Gocco fairy will bring me one.
I love those tshirts. I hope you start selling them in your etsy shop.
I would definately buy one for my soon to be here baby!
Posted by:Andrea Heinz | September 06, 2007 at 12:16 PM
Wow!! Cool bag and loooove the prints.
Posted by:Nikki | September 06, 2007 at 12:23 PM
Beautiful print Melissa! Rxx
Posted by:Rachelle | September 06, 2007 at 12:25 PM
Love the gocco print Melissa! Any chance of the little tees making it into your Etsy store? :)
Posted by:Ellen | September 06, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Oh my! lovely! Fun! Where where where did you get your Gocco, and which one did you get?
Posted by:Glenn | September 06, 2007 at 01:06 PM
Oh, that looks like so much fun. The possibilities! Enough to keep anyone up at night.
Posted by:Megan | September 06, 2007 at 01:21 PM
are you putting those in your etsy shop? perhaps in a size 18 months? my nephew MUST have that onsie!!!! i adore the design on it melissa.
Posted by:heidi | September 06, 2007 at 01:29 PM
The bird cage is lovely, I really like it. There is something about a bird being set free that makes me smile. Are you going to put any of these in your shop? -kb
Posted by:Kelly | September 06, 2007 at 01:39 PM
melissa! that is some amazing stuff! the shirts look oh-so professional. do you have to raise the prices of the shirts because of the price of the gocco supplies? i know that isn't cheap.
love the bag too - beautiful projects today, as always.
Posted by:kirsten | September 06, 2007 at 02:35 PM
That birdcage drawing is unbearably sweet. I love it. Any chance of you doing adult t-shirts?
Posted by:nicole | September 06, 2007 at 02:41 PM
Oh wow, I LOVE that bag...might have to visit the stall on Saturday morning.
Posted by:Sally Anne | September 06, 2007 at 04:13 PM
Hey Melissa! I just got home 10 minutes ago from knitting group and found your package sitting on my sewing table! Thank you!
And wow, the birdcage design is so adorable!
Posted by:Taryn | September 06, 2007 at 04:18 PM
Arh! I love that bag! I dropped you a convo message in Etsy just now. ;)
& the print on the onesies is so pretty. Simple lines but wonderful......
Posted by:Fiona | September 06, 2007 at 04:25 PM
oooh the shirts! Planning on making any toddler sizes? I love love love it.
Posted by:Taimarie | September 06, 2007 at 04:57 PM
cute tops (onesies?). the bag is beautiful. i have bag envy:)
Posted by:cyndi | September 06, 2007 at 06:04 PM
Lovely tee shirt design! Print gocco fabric seems like a logical destination for you, I'm sure they'll sell like hotcakes on saturday!
Posted by:Jessicah | September 06, 2007 at 06:56 PM
Hey thats a very nice t-shirt...I would like to have one...
cheers,
suma valluru
-----------------------------------------
http://www.rhinestonetshirts.net/
Posted by:suma valluru | September 06, 2007 at 06:58 PM
beautiful, where do you source your t-shirts are they 100% cotton. Love the bag to bits.
Posted by:Kate S | September 06, 2007 at 07:07 PM
That is a v.sweet tee! and the bag... palpitations again...(think I need to get out more) - that was a great link to the tree fabric shop by the way, thank you for sharing it. Amisha asking about photo transfer too, so may blog on it soon - imagine with the gocco print over the top!! eek.. Cx
Posted by:caireen | September 06, 2007 at 07:41 PM
oh! love the bird cage with the escaoing bird, and the bag is lovely!
Posted by:Zelia | September 06, 2007 at 08:09 PM
They are great! You'd better make some more, they won't hang around for long.
Posted by:janet clare | September 06, 2007 at 08:35 PM
great job with using your gocco! I'm a big fan of that little machine :) Looks great!
Posted by:kat | September 07, 2007 at 02:20 AM
Love that new bag and I see that someone has already snatched it up!
Posted by:Felicia | September 07, 2007 at 03:02 AM