I’ve been working on a commission of 4 coordinating pieces of Itajime Shibori on cotton. Itajime Shibori is created by pleating, folding, clamping and dyeing the fabric and it can be used to create really lovely repeat patterns. I often use the technique on rice paper for my own digital projects. It’s amazing the variety of patterns that can be achieved with this form of shibori and it’s really fun to do. I work on pre-scoured and dried cotton sheeting for this type of shibori. For this set of patterns I used three different folding methods, all started by pleating and pressing the fabric accordion style. Each pleat is pressed down as it is made. For the first two I took the pleated strip of fabric and folded it into a series of right triangles each stacked on top of the others, pressing each fold as it is made. The third was folded into a stack of squares using the same pressing method. The fourth is a bit different because I pleated it diagonally then folded it into a larger square stack. Once the fabric was folded into stacks it was tightly clamped using thick card stock and squeezy clamps. Creating neatly pressed stacks of fabric gives each area of exposed fabric equal access to the dye once it is clamped so I’m really careful to take time to fold and press neatly (unless I want an uneven result). Next the dyes are applied to the exposed areas by dipping or painting using an activated dye solution. I used three densities of navy blue, I wanted a dark pattern but I find that using three densities creates a more dynamic look. These are the resulting patterns. These two are the Triangular folds This is the Square foldAnd this is the Diagonal pleat I really like the variety I got in this batch.
What is Shibori dyeing? I'm attempting the Kanoko, Arashi, and Itajime Shibori techniques from this beautiful traditional Japanese dyeing art.
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Bomaki Have been having a great time working with wool and acid dyes. Here is an example done by making a sleeve of this tropical weight wool and sliding it tightly down a PVC pole. Take it out, twist it a bit and then over dye it. This wool has a slight crispness so it holds its wrap nicely. Tropical weight wool itajame with grey velvet. This is itajime, shapes are clamped onto folded fabric and then dyed. I pieced it together with grey velvet. Discharged wool knit, lined in silk charmeuse. This was all that deep reddish brown and is a wool knit jersey. I gathered the width of the knit and bound it with string. It discharged to a disappointing bubble gum pink... so back into the pot to be over dyed a bit with a chartreuse which did the trick. It is lined in a luscious cream charmeuse and has a grey silk caps on the ends. It is really lovely in MHO. Tropical weight wool Wool crepe and velvet. Itajime. Bomaki tied in overhand knots and overdyed green. I loved this one. It was still in the 80's when it was made last September and I sold it almost immediately. It went to a good home. I was using up old MX dye that I had and read that if you treated stale dye like an acid dye it would work. I have no complaints. I do love the serged edge on this one. Itajime and tropical weight wool. I love the way this one retains its folds while on the body. Wool crepe italjime with grey velvet caps Another of the wool crepe dyed with the old MX. Sold the same September day. I do hope it is out and about this cold January. Wool knit itajame Pieced wool chalis and silk More wool kit I learned this technique this summer from Elin Noble.. she is a great teacher. The grey and violet scarf above was made from this itajime technique. Induction Hot Plate Another thing I learned from Elin was what a joy it would be to invest in the induction hot plate. This puppy allows me to heat use 22+ gallon stainless steel stock pots full of dye in a flash. I don't think I would have been doing this work without it. Thanks for stopping by.
I have been loving everything indigo these days so when I saw an instagram from Tara of Sonoma Cottage I knew I had to know more about DIY Shibori!
3 Simple Shibori techniques to get started designing indigo textiles.
Master shibori, a Japanese dyeing technique that results in beautiful patterns in indigo color—including arashi, kumo, itajime, and ne-maki.
My adventure with Itajime and fabric
What is Shibori dyeing? I'm attempting the Kanoko, Arashi, and Itajime Shibori techniques from this beautiful traditional Japanese dyeing art.
My adventure with Itajime and fabric
This is a digital file / instant download. You will NOT receive a physical book. eBook format: You will be able to download the PDF as soon as you have completed your purchase. You can save it to iBooks on the iPad for quick access. HOW TO DOWNLOAD Your files will be available to download at www.etsy.com/your/purchases after you complete checkout. Your confirmation email from Etsy will also provide a download link (check your junk folder). Please send me a message if you need assistance. Copyright & usage: If you purchase this eBook, it is for one licence for your own personal use. Do not share it with others or distribute it in any form (not even on your instagram or Pinterest). As an artist, I have spent many hours researching, drawing the digital illustrations, photographing and writing this book. Kindly respect this copyright Thank you for your support ........... Indigo: an illustrated guide to resist dyeing NOTE: this is an instructional Book for novice dyers. The techniques are simple enough for first time dyers. I wrote this book during my exploration of resist dyeing and wanted to share it with other indigo enthusiasts. I couldn't find a clear instruction guide to help me in my learning process, so I made my own. In this book I have documented my folding / binding techniques and their varying results (which I discovered through experimentation). Inside you will find over 50 resist methods including how to achieve circle, square, diamond, and stripe patterns. I also illustrate traditional tie dye and shibori arashi techniques. Basic indigo vat set up instructions along with dye lot examples are also included. This book is a “trade” size (6” x 9”) 153 total pages (please note this included title pages and photo pages) I made this book completely by myself with no help of any professionals or publishers. Self published / copyright obtained ISBN #978-0-36-882452-4
My adventure with Itajime and fabric
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Today marks HonestlyWTF’s four year anniversary. Four years! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the very first tutorial we ever featured on the site: shibori tie dye. Lauren and I first discovered shibori after discovering an old…
My adventure with Itajime and fabric
Do your own Simplified Shibori Dyeing with these instructions, 4 different patterns are an easy introduction to shibori dyeing using fibre reactive dye.
This is a digital file / instant download. You will NOT receive a physical book. eBook format: You will be able to download the PDF as soon as you have completed your purchase. You can save it to iBooks on the iPad for quick access. HOW TO DOWNLOAD Your files will be available to download at www.etsy.com/your/purchases after you complete checkout. Your confirmation email from Etsy will also provide a download link (check your junk folder). Please send me a message if you need assistance. Copyright & usage: If you purchase this eBook, it is for one licence for your own personal use. Do not share it with others or distribute it in any form (not even on your instagram or Pinterest). As an artist, I have spent many hours researching, drawing the digital illustrations, photographing and writing this book. Kindly respect this copyright Thank you for your support ........... Indigo: an illustrated guide to resist dyeing NOTE: this is an instructional Book for novice dyers. The techniques are simple enough for first time dyers. I wrote this book during my exploration of resist dyeing and wanted to share it with other indigo enthusiasts. I couldn't find a clear instruction guide to help me in my learning process, so I made my own. In this book I have documented my folding / binding techniques and their varying results (which I discovered through experimentation). Inside you will find over 50 resist methods including how to achieve circle, square, diamond, and stripe patterns. I also illustrate traditional tie dye and shibori arashi techniques. Basic indigo vat set up instructions along with dye lot examples are also included. This book is a “trade” size (6” x 9”) 153 total pages (please note this included title pages and photo pages) I made this book completely by myself with no help of any professionals or publishers. Self published / copyright obtained ISBN #978-0-36-882452-4
Jokaisella tekstiili- ja vaatesuunnittelijalla tuntuu olevan aika, jolloin hän hurahtaa japanilaiseen tekstiilitaiteeseen. Kuten Kiinassa, myös Japanissa on tuhansia vuosia vanha tekstiili- ja käsityökulttuuri, josta ammentaa inspiraatiota sadoilla eri tekniikoilla. Minusta tuntuu, että oma japanikauteni on tulossa kovaa vauhtia. Se alkoi vaivihkaa isojen kotitakkien ja boro-kirjontojen fanittamisella ja nyt ollaan siirrytty shiborivärjäykseen. Kuten aina, pinterest on […]
My adventure with Itajime and fabric
10 shibori techniques to try out and build on
Today marks HonestlyWTF’s four year anniversary. Four years! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the very first tutorial we ever featured on the site: shibori tie dye. Lauren and I first discovered shibori after discovering an old…
This is a digital file / instant download. You will NOT receive a physical book. eBook format: You will be able to download the PDF as soon as you have completed your purchase. You can save it to iBooks on the iPad for quick access. HOW TO DOWNLOAD Your files will be available to download at www.etsy.com/your/purchases after you complete checkout. Your confirmation email from Etsy will also provide a download link (check your junk folder). Please send me a message if you need assistance. Copyright & usage: If you purchase this eBook, it is for one licence for your own personal use. Do not share it with others or distribute it in any form (not even on your instagram or Pinterest). As an artist, I have spent many hours researching, drawing the digital illustrations, photographing and writing this book. Kindly respect this copyright Thank you for your support ........... Indigo: an illustrated guide to resist dyeing NOTE: this is an instructional Book for novice dyers. The techniques are simple enough for first time dyers. I wrote this book during my exploration of resist dyeing and wanted to share it with other indigo enthusiasts. I couldn't find a clear instruction guide to help me in my learning process, so I made my own. In this book I have documented my folding / binding techniques and their varying results (which I discovered through experimentation). Inside you will find over 50 resist methods including how to achieve circle, square, diamond, and stripe patterns. I also illustrate traditional tie dye and shibori arashi techniques. Basic indigo vat set up instructions along with dye lot examples are also included. This book is a “trade” size (6” x 9”) 153 total pages (please note this included title pages and photo pages) I made this book completely by myself with no help of any professionals or publishers. Self published / copyright obtained ISBN #978-0-36-882452-4
Today marks HonestlyWTF’s four year anniversary. Four years! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the very first tutorial we ever featured on the site: shibori tie dye. Lauren and I first discovered shibori after discovering an old…
Shibori is a Japanese term for methods of dyeing cloth by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, and compressing. In Japan, the earliest known example of cloth dyed with the shibori technique dates back to the 8th century where indigo…
I’ve been asked by a couple of people what I meant by “three tones of Navy” in my last post and for some details on how the dye was applied to the itajime piece. I had some trouble photographing the process in a way that showed anything because the dye is so dark and the clamping system obscures how the dye is taking to the fabric, so I’m gonna use diagrams instead. With this project I was aiming to dye the fabric an indigo blue so very little white was left. Procion dyes are fairly strong and I wanted the design to be as dynamic as possible even though I was only using one color. Using a single color in such a heavy application would most likely come out looking something like this: large blocks of color with very little fluctuation of tone, not very interesting… So I opted to use the Navy color in three strengths. I started with 3c of a dark navy solution ( 20gm>1c),then I took 1c of that and added 1c of water to create a half tone(10gm>1c), then 1c of the half tone and added 1c water to create a quarter tone (5gm>1c); Once I had the three tones of dye I dipped areas of the folded fabric into them 2 corners into the lightest 1 corner into the mid then I went back over the areas I had dyed with the light tones and applied the darkest color with a sponge brush on top or overlapping (here all three edges of the triangle) The difference in the fabric's wetness and the way the lighter colors dilute the darker dye helps to create a more dynamic pattern
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An old white shirt got a new life with DIY shibori dyeing project! This time, I used itajime style (square accordion folding technique). Fafafoom.com.
Fiche DIY n°2 explicant comment teindre une taie d'oreiller en utilisant la technique "shibori".
My adventure with Itajime and fabric
My adventure with Itajime and fabric
Today marks HonestlyWTF’s four year anniversary. Four years! To celebrate, we’re revisiting the very first tutorial we ever featured on the site: shibori tie dye. Lauren and I first discovered shibori after discovering an old…
