Polymer question

Okay, here's the deal. Dh is getting involved! He is getting into polymer
clay big time, all kinds of great ideas, he just has to work with them.
Dang, this bead stuff is contagious!

Anyway, he has a question. How do you transfer a xeroxed copy of something
to a piece of clay? He went out and got a big block of white sculpey to
practice with. He loves carving and wants to transfer a pattern to the
clay. He tried putting the copy on the clay and rubbing with no results.
Is there some deep secret?
Thanks,
Jan

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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:26:01 GMT, "Jan G"
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Okay, here's the deal. Dh is getting involved! He is getting into
polymer
clay big time, all kinds of great ideas, he just has to work with them.
Dang, this bead stuff is contagious!

Anyway, he has a question. How do you transfer a xeroxed copy of
something
to a piece of clay? He went out and got a big block of white sculpey to
practice with. He loves carving and wants to transfer a pattern to the
clay. He tried putting the copy on the clay and rubbing with no results.
Is there some deep secret?
Thanks,
Jan



While I haven't tried the technique myself, what I've read indicates
that you have to use specific types of printers and/or paper. Inkjet
printers don't produce a transfer.

Here is an article on using gin to encourage transfer:
http://www.aisling.net/library/polyclay/polyclaygin.htm

Here is a page with examples and information on Lazertran Silk, a
special type of transfer paper.
http://www.lazertran.com/polymerclay.htm

Lindsey

Thanks so much. We made a special trip to Staples today to get the pattern
xeroxed. We have 3 printers here but they are all ink jets. This should
get him started but I feel like he will be making a run to the state store,
he refuses to use his Tanqueray! He has success with tracing the figure
with a carpenter's pencil, that transferred but was a pain.

Jan

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:26:01 GMT, "Jan G"
wrote:

Okay, here's the deal. Dh is getting involved! He is getting into polymer
clay big time, all kinds of great ideas, he just has to work with them.
Dang, this bead stuff is contagious!

Anyway, he has a question. How do you transfer a xeroxed copy of something
to a piece of clay? He went out and got a big block of white sculpey to
practice with. He loves carving and wants to transfer a pattern to the
clay. He tried putting the copy on the clay and rubbing with no results.
Is there some deep secret?
Thanks,
Jan



While I haven't tried the technique myself, what I've read indicates
that you have to use specific types of printers and/or paper. Inkjet
printers don't produce a transfer.

Here is an article on using gin to encourage transfer:
http://www.aisling.net/library/polyclay/polyclaygin.htm

Here is a page with examples and information on Lazertran Silk, a
special type of transfer paper.
http://www.lazertran.com/polymerclay.htm

Lindsey

"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
...
Glass Attic: encyclopedia of EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about
polyclay.
http://www.glassattic.com/
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry."
John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Thanks, Sooz. I have emailed him all the links and he is reading them right
now. He likes to jump into a project before he reads up on it. My dining
room has just been turned into his little work shop.
jan

Thanks, Sooz. I have emailed him all the links and he is reading them right
now. He likes to jump into a project before he reads up on it. My dining
room has just been turned into his little work shop.

What fun!
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

On GlassAttic there are instructions on using inkjet copies...

If you will be selling this stuff, make sure the images are copyright free
or free use. :-)

Barbara

"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
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On GlassAttic there are instructions on using inkjet copies...

If you will be selling this stuff, make sure the images are copyright free
or free use. :-)

Barbara


He has several graphics books of copyright free Celtic designs that are
specifically for crafts and web work. Most of it he wants to use are
traditional knotwork. But thanks for the reminder for his other things. He
is a professional muscian and very careful of any copyright infringement of
music but I will remind him of the other stuff.
Jan