Post #398644 by Cammo on Sun, Aug 3, 2008 4:45 PM

Mad Dog -

Yeah, the stamps can be just about anything, but I find you have to use a really sticky stain-based color to apply. I know Tapa is supposed to be all original natural-derived inks but I kept getting this creepy feeling when I played around with it that ALL the colors were nautical in their origin. Meaning; tar, india ink, varnish, thick old fashioned dyes, etc., the type of things island traders could waterproof cotton & jute with, and incidentally trade with islanders for food and merch.

I got good results with just boiling down some regular black and red-brown wood stain, and using true india ink where needed. Anyway, it's fun and I'm gonna keep going with it!

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[ Edited by: Cammo 2008-08-03 16:47 ]