Explore this shibori stitch technique called guntai shibori. Lovely design ideas to inspire you from Annabel Wilson of Townhill Studio.
Master shibori, a Japanese dyeing technique that results in beautiful patterns in indigo color—including arashi, kumo, itajime, and ne-maki.
Shibori is a Japanese dye technique. You fold the clothes into patterns & secure them with string. Here are 8 easy shibori tie dye patterns for beginners.
Explore this shibori stitch technique called guntai shibori. Lovely design ideas to inspire you from Annabel Wilson of Townhill Studio.
People the world over have been held, spellbound for centuries, by Indigo's potential for magical transformation. My soul is unleashed, when I think of how, the simple green leaves of the garden indigo plant, Indigofera Tinctoria, grown by nature and harvested by man, becomes one of natures colors, through alchemical processes. There are hundreds of varieties of indigo plants, each adapted to its own climate. Indigo dye has the ability, to transform simple organic fibers, into glorious textiles through creative human genius. But how did people know, that concealed with in the fibers of this green plant, contained deep and mysterious blues? The Queen of all dyes holds her mystery's, as the dye stuff itself, is actually invisible. The pigment is extracted by steeping the leaves and stems in a water bath and crushing them with stones. Once the dye is extracted, the fibers have to impregnated with the dye stuff and fixed to the fibers, it is insoluble and is transformed into a soluble substance in the dye bath. The soluble substance is once again colorless and it is the oxygen from the atmosphere, that will give it the final blue color. The whole operation is a chemical process, which entails breaking down the molecules and reconstructing them. It can sometimes, take dipping the textile 20 times, to achieve a desired rich dark indigo color. The story of the indigo plant is centuries old and weaves its way across oceans and global cultures. The indigo plant probably originated in India. Highly prized by European dye houses, whole industries, plantations, colonial merchant ships sprang up around the production and trade of indigo bricks and paste. While it was widely distributed for export, Indigo never was really embraced by the Indian culture. Indigo Blue, called Nila, is considered the color of Lord Krishna. It is also the color of mourning and is used for widow's saris. Because of the demand, Indigo was used to block print and paint cotton fabrics known as Indiennes, destined for interior decoration and dresses of European Nobility. These patterns were very popular in the west from the 18th century onward and reserved for export purposes. The indigo trail runs from east to west, Asia to Africa and follows the trade route taken by caravans transporting the precious pigment from India across the mountains and seas. Egypt, Syria, Persia, China, Vietnam, Mexico, Guatemala, Japan, Mali, Algeria, Libya, Niger, Tunisia and Morocco were among the many cultures with rich textile traditions held under the spell of Indigo. Each culture, impimented a distinct style of transforming textiles, with techniques ranging from batik, block printing, embroidering, weaving and shibori dye techniques. In the 1900's with the invention of synthetic dyes, the market for plant based indigo was dropped almost overnight. However, plant based Indigo traditions are still alive today in many cultures. In Africa, indigo owes it survival to women dyers that keep alive traditional handicrafts, ensuring the distinct African style of indigo textiles will be preserved. In southern Asia, women of the Hmong, are a rare tribe. As they are the last to entirely make their own wardrobe. Growing, harvesting, and weaving hemp. Growing indigo and making a dye bath, to then sewing the cloth into clothing. Indigo imparts and elegance and simplicity to their lives. This spring inspired by a beautiful woven striped Indigo from Mali and the batik indigo from the Hmong tribes of Southern Asia. Our Spring collection of Vintage Indigo pillows can be found in our Soft Landing section, under Vintage Textiles. Available, for a short time, in limited quantities, rare and beautiful vintage textile pillows will bring the soul of indigo to your home and life. Photo Links: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)
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A comprehensive guide to Shibori Indigo Fabric Dyeing techniques for beginners. Lots of before and after resist methods included.
A visual dictionary of techniques. Click on the ‘play’ buttons next to the names to hear the Japanese pronunciations. For detailed instruction on techniques see Jane’s book ‘Stitched Shibori’. Why not book into her interactive zoom courses ‘Shibori Stream’ – You can read the reviews by students and see her students’ members gallery. Stitched Shibori […]
An elegantly bold linen scarf hand-dyed at the artisan studio using natural dyes. Machine rolled hem and fringed ends 100% linen Dyed with indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) Dimensions 60 x 200 cm (approximately 24 x 79 inches) Please note that due to the handcrafted nature of our works each one is unique and the color/pattern may vary slightly from the images Synthetically dyed textiles are beautiful immediately after dyeing, while textiles dyed with indigo become more beautiful over time, developing their own characteristic shades with each day of use. Natural dyes are living colours and need to be cared for accordingly for best results. Please enjoy the gradual evolution of your naturally dyed textile. Materials and Care Fabric Care Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight or excessive rubbing against white fabric. We recommend hand-washing separately in lukewarm water with mild detergent which contains no whitening or bleaching agents. If using a washing machine please select gentle wash function with cold water. Please air-dry in a shaded area. Iron on low temperature. Although we wash each textile multiple times before shipping to remove excess dye particles there is still a possibility of colour transference occurring (during harsh rubbing or other close/vigorous interactions). During the first few washes some brown or yellow pigment may appear in the water. This is normal and is a chemical compound characteristic of our indigo dye. Periodically removing this excess pigment will leave colours more vivid than before. Shipping It will be delivered in 10-12 days. If you would like it by express please email us and we will arrange it with additional shipping charge of 40$
Explore this shibori stitch technique called guntai shibori. Lovely design ideas to inspire you from Annabel Wilson of Townhill Studio.
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After seeing the beautiful indigo pleats at the Kazumi Tanaka exhibit, we've been obsessed with Shibori . This Japanese method of resist dyeing involves binding, knotting, twisting and pressing fabric to achieve patterns and designs. By restricting areas the
Next month I will be taking a 3 day class in woven shibori with Catharine Ellis. She adapted traditional Japanese shibori into “the language of weaving.” The Japanese shibori pattern ca…
Do your own Simplified Shibori Dyeing with these instructions, 4 different patterns are an easy introduction to shibori dyeing using fibre reactive dye.
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OVERVIEW Inspired by the Japanese Dyeing technique of Shibori, this linen throw is great on a couch or bed. DETAILS AND CARE 100% Linen 50'' x 70'' Machine wash cold tumble dry low warm iron as needed
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Hi..it is Marsha from coolquilting again...with a shorter post than last week!! So, if you want more detailed info on the stitching and dyeing processes, check out last Saturday's post. Most of my curved stitched shibori for this week is based on the traditional Japanese larch or Karamatsu design. This traditional design is stitched on single folds in the fabric to produce alternating rows of concentric circles. When doing the stitching for the larch design, the threads can be either tied off after each set of concentric semicircles, or the threads can be carried across the entire width. My first modified "larch" design was on a long and narrow piece of silk habotai with blue colorhue dye. For this design I added a single semi-circle in between for fun and only did 1 row of circles: Because of the extra semi-circle, I decided to tie off the threads separately for the 2 sets of concentric circles. An extra twist with my design is that I folded over the habotai many times so the stitching was being done through 8 layers of silk at once...this lead to large differences in dye penetration. The advantage of the 8 layer stitching was that it made for very easy stitching and fast results. The middle photo was taken when the dye was still wet and the scarf is still folded in 2 and the bottom photo shows the dried silk opened up. A few years ago I did a larch design on cotton with indigo dye(a pre-reduced indigo dye kit from Jacquard). This design was stitched through 4 layers of fabric. For some reason I just can't follow the traditional instructions and do the stitching just through a single fold!! The bottom photo in the collage shows the detail of one of the circles. I like the way the indigo is many shades. If I had done 2 separate stitchings on 2 separate folds there would have been much more even dyeing of the center areas of the fabric. In Janice Gunner's "Shibori for Textile Artists" book, she showed a slightly different larch design which I wanted to try. The design was in semi-circles instead of whole circles, so it had to be stitched on a single layer. I wasn't sure how I should stitch this... to do each semicircle independently or to carry the threads across the width of the fabric. So I tried it both ways: 18 short threads tied off on the top stitch set or just 3 long continuous threads tied off in the bottom set: You can see that the upper set with 18 threads did not tie up as tightly as the lower set with just 3 threads. There was much greater/nicer resisting in the lower set with 3 continuous threads and I am happy about that since it is way easier to do. This first attempt was done on silk habotai with colorhue dye and I want to continue practicing to make the design more consistent. I also tried some freehand doodling for curved stitches. However, I guessed that the rows were probably too far apart and wouldn't resist very well, so I decided to layer 2 fabrics. I used silk habotai and silk gauze...pinned together for stitching, but ultimately they would be 2 separate pieces: The design is a bit weird since my doodling skills are very minimal. But what I found most interesting was how differently the 2 fabrics dyed!The habotai dyed purple while the gauze dyed blue...I used a blend of blue and red colorhue dyes for this. I also wanted to try the curved stitching on raw silk. My first piece was a spiral doodle...simply stitched in 2 curved lines on a single layer of fabric and dyed with a very bright yellow/green colorhue dye: For my last piece I wanted to see what would happen if I did a tight series of concentric circles. This would essentially be a combination of mokume(which is traditionally done with a series of straight lines) and a larch design. I did some curved stitching on a single fold, each "semi-circle" being about 1/4 inch apart: This gave a result very similar to mokume wood grain, except the pattern radiates from the center. I really liked this effect! I can see myself doing a large piece with lots of these radiating mokume. That is it for me! See you next week with parallel stitching on a fold.
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