My third tutorial as guest artist at 3 Creative Studios is now up:
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Serendipity Shibori Tutorial #2: Folding Resists
My second tutorial as guest artist at 3 Creative Studios is now up: Folding Resists Shibori. Simple fabric folding creates an extremely effective resist with serendipitous results. Different patterns are achieved depending how you fold the fabric; whether you dip or soak the fabric in the dye solutions; and whether you apply the dyes to […]
Serendipity Shibori Tutorial #1: Karamatsu – Japanese Larch
My first tutorial as guest artist at 3 Creative Studios is now up: Karamatsu – Japanese Larch. Karamatsu, or Japanese larch, is a radiating circle design created with a stitch resist. Different effects are achieved depending upon the number of circles you stitch; the number of rows of stitching; and how close together the rows […]
Book Review: Shibori Designs & Techniques
Another book squeezed into my suitcase while I was in New Zealand is Shibori Designs & Techniques by Mandy Southan. Unlike many other books I have seen on this subject, this 96 page book has both colourful, appealing photos AND clear, straightforward, succinct instructions suitable for the beginner. Mandy covers acid dyeing (for silks and […]
Rainbow Shibori
Shibori dyeing was one of the techniques that I demonstrated at the Textile Art Festival at Brisbane last weekend. Figuring that you can’t go wrong with three primaries, I grabbed some yellow, red and blue dyes as I packed. Here are some of the results: As it happens, rainbows were also the inspiration for Lorikeet […]
Blue White Black Shibori
In less than 24 hours, the Twelve by Twelve blog will be displaying the work we have created for the Colourplay challenge – blue & white with a dash of black. Here are some results from my last shibori dyeing session that might have been a foundation for a 12×12 quilt if I had allowed […]