I wonder if you have heard of SUGRU, I certainly hadn't
until recently when I was offered some to play with. The story of its
development by Jane whilst she was studying for her MA in Product Design at the Royal College of Art is fascinating and
shows a huge commitment to an idea over many years. One of my sons studied Product Design so I was particularly interested. It's actually a serious product with lots of practical applications, but it has also been taken up by the craft
community for fun purposes. Here is a link to some of the ways people are using
it creatively.
I made some stamps by rolling it out on cling wrap.
I made some flat impressions. My first idea was to use it to
take impressions of some stitches. I only did this with a few odd samples etc.
and it does leave a slight residue, so don't try it on your precious work. It
was a hot day when I tried it and by the time I got to the black piece it was
getting stickier. It is like play dough or even blue tack (which I have used
before to make prints) but it dries to a firm plastic which allows you to keep
the prints/stamps made.
I tried it with a piece of lemon which I once retrieved from
the embers of a fire and with a piece of fern. Corks work well to hold the
stamps, and in this way you can make three small stamps from one packet.
Wait 24 hours for the Sugru to go firm before printing.
I
liked the flat print blocks best and found the way to print them was like lino
print i.e. by putting the paper on top of them and then I rubbed the paper with
my fingers.
Sugru is awesome stuff. I've used it for a couple of repairs around the house. It's a great idea to use it for stamps but it's a bit expensive. I'd have to be darned sure that I wanted that particular stamp made before I used it. I think it cost me about $15 to repair 2 charging cords with Sugru.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it costs about £12.99 for 8 small packs in the UK. I take your point. You can get 3 small stamps from one pack. Mine was free, so sheer fun.
Deleteooooooooooooooooooo!!! like this! and 24 small stamps for £12.99 isn't bad, and it looks so easy to do!
ReplyDeleteCool! Looks like Fimo but without the need to bake it.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's what struck me,if you wanted to make some decorations for a bag etc.. There is a white pack so it could be painted.
DeleteI didn't know this awesome product ! Thanks for your post (your posts are always interesting !)
ReplyDeleteHA! this is brill, for around our digs we are using it to patch our waterproof [now leaking] Muck Boots and re-attach our fraying iPhone cords ;>]]
ReplyDeleteUseful stuff to have around,I'm going to give some to my son.
DeleteI hadn't heard of this before but it looks very good and your results are excellent.
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard of Sugru but we have M-Seal here in India. I wonder if I can use it like sugru. Must conduct some experiments. Thank you for sharing this piece of information and getting me to think outside the box.
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