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RE: Shibori design

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From: Puhl, Kristen K (puhlk_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Sat Jan 03 2004 - 10:47:57 PST

I think I know what you're talking about, but I think there's another method of shibori, If I'm not mistaken. First I soak the fabric, and then I wrap it around a pole, starting with the tip of the square. (old broomstick handle or something.) Then I scrunch it all together towards the middle of the pole, and secure it with string. Apply the dye in stripes or whatever, and then unfold the fabric. It will go diagonally across the fabric, and it will look like little fish scales, or little diamonds or dots. You can't use too much fabric, or the dye will not go through all of the layers, and you will end up with a lot of white areas. Hope this helps a little!

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From: Pam [mailto:pgstephens@npgcable.com]
Sent: Fri 1/2/2004 10:42 AM
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
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Subject: Shibori design

This is a little off topic and more or less a personal inquiry.

I recently was given a haori that is made from cloth dyed in the traditional
shibori method. I understand the generic process of shibori (basting the
design and how the dyes are applied), but my question is this. How exactly
is an overall pattern achieved?

It seems to me that it would be quite difficult to achieve a pattern that
would be anything beyond random. The pattern on my haori is a complex
floral-vine pattern that winds diagonally across the cloth from shoulder to
hem. When I try to visualize how each of the little dots could be basted
into a pattern so that the final product produces such a complex design, I
am confounded.

Shibori is obviously time consuming. I've found quite a few sites that
explain basting and dyeing, but nothing that explains how the complicated
designs are planned.

If you've never seen shibori, it's a highly refined and controlled form of
Japanese tie dying that has been around for many centuries. Instead of
giant blobs of color such as we are used to seeing on tee shirts, shibori
designs are made from individual knots basted into the cloth before it is
dyed. The dots are about the size of the tip of a Q-tip.

I'd appreciate any book titles or websites that might provide insight on the
planning of shibori designs.

From sunny Sedona,
Pam 

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