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Shibori Techniques Lesson 5
Shibori Techniques Lesson 5
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So here we have the sink mat through which I have pushed fabric into the holes until it is snug creating
little puffs on one side of the mat. I used an old blunt knitting needle to push the fabric through until I
could grab it with my fingers and pull the fabric as far as I wanted. The video shows me doing this.
Here, I have wetted out the silk in preparation for dyeing. Note that the mat, having fabric on both sides
can act as a barrier to the dye. See what I mean about inventive?
I will also mention to you that one of the things I love about shibori is how things look along the wayespecially bound shibori. No one but you gets to see the beauty of the whole process. They only see the
result. So much of the beauty occurs along the way. Its like that in life too. Pay attention to the
scenery. Its not always good to focus on the destination. You might miss some interesting glimpses of
that beauty!
I will build up color from this point on, using increasing strengths of dye solution to achieve more
interest and contrast.
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After completing the wraps I flipped the mat into the tub which had some of the darker purple dye in it
wrapped kumo side down and additionally painted each wrap with a stripe or two of some straight
black dye from base to tip (not shown here).
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I really like the texture on this one. Its hard to appreciate in the photo but I really like the way this
came out- I can see something really stunning made from this. I also ironed out a section so you could
see- ultimately I ironed the texture out of the in between areas and left the texture in the kumos.
This is another consideration I often contemplate- removing texture from some of the areas and leaving
it in others.
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This created a very random effect in the short run but a rather predictable randomness throughout- I
prefer the textured portion.
Part of the point in this lesson is to look around at your surroundings. What do you have at hand that
can be used in a shiboriesque way? Always ask, what if.
I imagine that past shibori craftspeople were continually asking themselves that question how else
would they have come up with so very many variations on a theme?
Onto one more here and then well continue with some other variations through the forum this week.
Get out some pony beads (any large holed beads will do) and something like a toothpick or a blunt
needle like those used to weave in yarn ends when knitting or weaving. For this next piece, I used plain
habotai dyed a light base turquoise blue.
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You can open up the texture if you like by shooting a little steam from your iron at the silk or use a
professional steamer if you have one. ( I do- got it at the Goodwill for $5!!- works perfectly!) When you
pull these out flat you will see the spider web design- hence the name for this type of shibori-kumo or
spiderweb shibori.
Let your imagination take hold now and think of all the ways and combinations you can create using
these simple few shibori techniques. I often combine itajime with arashi and itajime with various kumo
type techniques that contribute a texture to the clamed design work.
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