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Thanks for the welcome, and the info Pat! I appreciate it. Also, thanks for
your suggestion about outlook express. I'll have my husband check it out, perhaps he knows. I have checked everything it seems, and still see no replies to my intro post, but do see all the replies to this thread so I guess not all is lost Thanks again Diana "Pat Kight" wrote in message ... Diana wrote: Thanks Alison, Are you allowed to post swap proposals here, or Comms or Ads? Yes, all of those are acceptable as long as they're directly stamping related; advertisements should have "AD" or "COMM" in the subject line so that those who wish may skip over them. About the only thing that's outright verboten here (well, other than random spam) is posting images. You may, however, post links to pictures of your work if you put them in Webspace somewhere. Welcome. As Alison notes, this is a pretty quiet newsgroup, and some weeks it looks like nothing but a bunch of eBay ads, but we do have interesting conversations when somebody gives us a poke with an interesting question. -- Pat Kight |
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LOL well, at least in this thread anyhow
I don't know why it's not showing the posts you all told me about in the other thread. Oh well. No biggie. I'm used to very busy lists so I wasn't sure what had happened Thanks for the welcome! Diana "Artemis" wrote in message ... YAY she saw me this time! :-) ARTEMIS http://stores.ebay.com/id=1689023&ssPageName=L2 "Diana" wrote in message ... Oh no! Don't know how to fix that. Maybe I'll unsub, and then resub and see if I get back the lost messages or something. Thanks! Diana "Artemis" wrote in message ... I think you are having probloems, I replied to you as did others. -( ARTEMIS "Diana" wrote in message ... I just joined a day or two ago, and have only received two messages, one to a post I made, and one spam. Is this list always this quiet, or am I having trouble with my newsgroup reader? I'm new to newsgroups, and am used to email groups, so any help is appreciated. Thanks Diana |
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I just joined a day or two ago, and have only received
two messages, one to a post I made, and one spam. Is this list always this quiet, or am I having trouble with my newsgroup reader? I'm new to newsgroups, and am used to email groups, so any help is appreciated. Hi Diana. I'm fairly new here myself. The group is a little quiet, but almost always on topic. All my questions have been answered and I've learned some great things from the folks in this group. Not a lot of fluff, which I appreciate. Sally -- Snow removal required before sending email. |
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I've been lurking for a long time so I'll jump on this posts bandwagon with
questions!!! What would you suggest to make your own rubber stamps? I bought a Mark560 from etch-o-matic last year and don't like the quality of the material (also it's real messy and I'm not a fan of UV rays which I hope is not the only way to make rubber stamps) - The 560 machine is also a stencil maker but again haven't made anything of quality--Anyone know of a "rubber stamp maker" and/or "stencil maker" that is not so expensive (starter company here!!!)... Here's another question and I hope it's not too stupid or off topic... I've been asked by numerous customers if I will offer tablecloths, pillow cases, etc. with "stamping" (textile comes ready with design so they can do fabric painting). Now I was considering initially finding a local manufacturer that can screenprint designs onto tabelcloths, runners, etc. But the reference "stamping" sort of took me for a loop - is there a "stamping" method (or technique) that I should be considering instead of screenprint??? Thanks- MG NOW (Sally Minnesota) wrote in message ... I just joined a day or two ago, and have only received two messages, one to a post I made, and one spam. Is this list always this quiet, or am I having trouble with my newsgroup reader? I'm new to newsgroups, and am used to email groups, so any help is appreciated. Hi Diana. I'm fairly new here myself. The group is a little quiet, but almost always on topic. All my questions have been answered and I've learned some great things from the folks in this group. Not a lot of fluff, which I appreciate. Sally |
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amy wrote:
I've been lurking for a long time so I'll jump on this posts bandwagon with questions!!! What would you suggest to make your own rubber stamps? I bought a Mark560 from etch-o-matic last year and don't like the quality of the material (also it's real messy and I'm not a fan of UV rays which I hope is not the only way to make rubber stamps) - The 560 machine is also a stencil maker but again haven't made anything of quality--Anyone know of a "rubber stamp maker" and/or "stencil maker" that is not so expensive (starter company here!!!)... If you're talking about making real *rubber* stamps - as opposed to the photopolymer kind your machine produces (and I agree, they're not very high quality) - then it's an expensive proposition. There are basically two methods: Vulcanization (involving high temperatures and pressure) or laser engraving. The equipment for both is pretty expensive - in the thousands of dollars range. If you're just starting out a business and not prepared to invest thousands of dollars, you might consider contracting out the manufacturing process until you've made enough profits to acquire the equipment to do it yourself. The best place I know of to look for manufacturers of any kind is The Thomas Register, which is on line at http://www.thomasregister.com/ Use their search function to look for "rubber stamps" and you'll find a number of manufacturers and suppliers. Here's another question and I hope it's not too stupid or off topic... I've been asked by numerous customers if I will offer tablecloths, pillow cases, etc. with "stamping" (textile comes ready with design so they can do fabric painting). Now I was considering initially finding a local manufacturer that can screenprint designs onto tabelcloths, runners, etc. But the reference "stamping" sort of took me for a loop - is there a "stamping" method (or technique) that I should be considering instead of screenprint??? Got me; my guess is that your customers see the result and think it's stamped, but the more usual way to do it would be by screen printing or some similar printing technique. Good luck, -- Pat Kight |
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Amy - just guessing here, but my grandmother does embroidery (on pillowcases, dishtowels, etc) and uses iron-ons to get the pattern onto the cloth. (The brand of the pattern that I can think of off-hand is "Aunt Martha's" or some such thing.) I know there are pencils that let you make your own patterns, I think they come in red and blue (the blue is better - not so overwhelming a line to cover up). We used to make our own patterns by tracing pictures from coloring books. Anyway, when she or my mother ironed the pattern onto the item, they called it "stamping". Maybe that's what these customers are thinking? -- Cheryl in Wisconsin Here's another question and I hope it's not too stupid or off topic... I've been asked by numerous customers if I will offer tablecloths, pillow cases, etc. with "stamping" (textile comes ready with design so they can do fabric painting). Now I was considering initially finding a local manufacturer that can screenprint designs onto tabelcloths, runners, etc. But the reference "stamping" sort of took me for a loop - is there a "stamping" method (or technique) that I should be considering instead of screenprint??? Thanks- MG NOW (Sally Minnesota) wrote in message ... I just joined a day or two ago, and have only received two messages, one to a post I made, and one spam. Is this list always this quiet, or am I having trouble with my newsgroup reader? I'm new to newsgroups, and am used to email groups, so any help is appreciated. Hi Diana. I'm fairly new here myself. The group is a little quiet, but almost always on topic. All my questions have been answered and I've learned some great things from the folks in this group. Not a lot of fluff, which I appreciate. Sally |
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You can stamp on fabric yourself with fabrico inks....but I'm not sure
exactly what it is your customer is asking for. Are they wanting just the outline so they can paint it? Diana "amy" wrote in message om... I've been lurking for a long time so I'll jump on this posts bandwagon with questions!!! What would you suggest to make your own rubber stamps? I bought a Mark560 from etch-o-matic last year and don't like the quality of the material (also it's real messy and I'm not a fan of UV rays which I hope is not the only way to make rubber stamps) - The 560 machine is also a stencil maker but again haven't made anything of quality--Anyone know of a "rubber stamp maker" and/or "stencil maker" that is not so expensive (starter company here!!!)... Here's another question and I hope it's not too stupid or off topic... I've been asked by numerous customers if I will offer tablecloths, pillow cases, etc. with "stamping" (textile comes ready with design so they can do fabric painting). Now I was considering initially finding a local manufacturer that can screenprint designs onto tabelcloths, runners, etc. But the reference "stamping" sort of took me for a loop - is there a "stamping" method (or technique) that I should be considering instead of screenprint??? Thanks- MG NOW (Sally Minnesota) wrote in message ... I just joined a day or two ago, and have only received two messages, one to a post I made, and one spam. Is this list always this quiet, or am I having trouble with my newsgroup reader? I'm new to newsgroups, and am used to email groups, so any help is appreciated. Hi Diana. I'm fairly new here myself. The group is a little quiet, but almost always on topic. All my questions have been answered and I've learned some great things from the folks in this group. Not a lot of fluff, which I appreciate. Sally |
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I sell transfers and stencils in addition to the fabric paints so
customers have a huge selection to choose from if they want to put the designs on themselves... however, the old distributor (I'm talking over 20 years ago) used to provide ready items with designs already on tablecloths etc. to just be painted... and that's what the old customers are used to ... oh well - maybe it's a good idea for the time being to actually prepare the items myself "on demand" if someone wants a tablecloth with a specific design I can offer that as a service... we'll see-- Thanks! MG "Diana" wrote in message ... You can stamp on fabric yourself with fabrico inks....but I'm not sure exactly what it is your customer is asking for. Are they wanting just the outline so they can paint it? Diana "amy" wrote in message om... I've been lurking for a long time so I'll jump on this posts bandwagon with questions!!! What would you suggest to make your own rubber stamps? I bought a Mark560 from etch-o-matic last year and don't like the quality of the material (also it's real messy and I'm not a fan of UV rays which I hope is not the only way to make rubber stamps) - The 560 machine is also a stencil maker but again haven't made anything of quality--Anyone know of a "rubber stamp maker" and/or "stencil maker" that is not so expensive (starter company here!!!)... Here's another question and I hope it's not too stupid or off topic... I've been asked by numerous customers if I will offer tablecloths, pillow cases, etc. with "stamping" (textile comes ready with design so they can do fabric painting). Now I was considering initially finding a local manufacturer that can screenprint designs onto tabelcloths, runners, etc. But the reference "stamping" sort of took me for a loop - is there a "stamping" method (or technique) that I should be considering instead of screenprint??? Thanks- MG NOW (Sally Minnesota) wrote in message ... I just joined a day or two ago, and have only received two messages, one to a post I made, and one spam. Is this list always this quiet, or am I having trouble with my newsgroup reader? I'm new to newsgroups, and am used to email groups, so any help is appreciated. Hi Diana. I'm fairly new here myself. The group is a little quiet, but almost always on topic. All my questions have been answered and I've learned some great things from the folks in this group. Not a lot of fluff, which I appreciate. Sally |
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Pat Kight wrote in message ...
amy wrote: I've been lurking for a long time so I'll jump on this posts bandwagon with questions!!! What would you suggest to make your own rubber stamps? I bought a Mark560 from etch-o-matic last year and don't like the quality of the material (also it's real messy and I'm not a fan of UV rays which I hope is not the only way to make rubber stamps) - The 560 machine is also a stencil maker but again haven't made anything of quality--Anyone know of a "rubber stamp maker" and/or "stencil maker" that is not so expensive (starter company here!!!)... If you're talking about making real *rubber* stamps - as opposed to the photopolymer kind your machine produces (and I agree, they're not very high quality) - then it's an expensive proposition. There are basically two methods: Vulcanization (involving high temperatures and pressure) or laser engraving. The equipment for both is pretty expensive - in the thousands of dollars range. If you're just starting out a business and not prepared to invest thousands of dollars, you might consider contracting out the manufacturing process until you've made enough profits to acquire the equipment to do it yourself. The best place I know of to look for manufacturers of any kind is The Thomas Register, which is on line at http://www.thomasregister.com/ Use their search function to look for "rubber stamps" and you'll find a number of manufacturers and suppliers. Thanks so much Pat for all your great advice. I did look at thomasregister just to get an idea of what hte costs are and geez luiz they're more like 7-9K machines! so not worth it... the machine I got is nothing more than a lightbulb with the photopolymer liquids which I'm glad you confirmed for me are not very high quality... I tried and tried and still couldn't get a good result from them so I thought maybe it was me - but anything I produced is not sellable quality. For now I'll just stick with what I got - I was moreso looking futuristically as to what I can offer... so that idea is out the door!!! Here's another question and I hope it's not too stupid or off topic... I've been asked by numerous customers if I will offer tablecloths, pillow cases, etc. with "stamping" (textile comes ready with design so they can do fabric painting). Now I was considering initially finding a local manufacturer that can screenprint designs onto tabelcloths, runners, etc. But the reference "stamping" sort of took me for a loop - is there a "stamping" method (or technique) that I should be considering instead of screenprint??? Got me; my guess is that your customers see the result and think it's stamped, but the more usual way to do it would be by screen printing or some similar printing technique. Okay good I didn't know if I was unaware of a new method or something... I'll just contract it (screenprinting on material) out when ready... Thanks so much for your valuable input!!! MG Good luck, |
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