Stitched shibori

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 dye...

Step by step Instructions and illustrations for a shibori geranium. A straightforward and effective pattern for you to create.

Explore this shibori stitch technique called guntai shibori. Lovely design ideas to inspire you from Annabel Wilson of Townhill Studio.

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 […]

Some simple stitching ideas to create your own shibori Christmas star in stitched shibori. Find easy step by step instructions and images.

A blog of textile craft ideas. A sophisticated tie-dye pattern to inspire you to create with shibori stitch resist. Explore a new fabric craft of shibori stitch resist. Step by step shibori techniques explained. New creative textile projects to enable you to create Japanese creative textiles through shibori stitch resist techniques. “Just wanted to thank you, Annabel, for your generous posts and blogs. I am new to Shibori, and your guidance has been so incredibly helpful.”

Three rewarding shibori stitch resist designs to make. Simple ori-nui patterns suitable for the complete beginner to shibori. Easy and effective.

Letting you see some great shibori design ideas that were done on the recent day workshop with Dorset IFA. Some lovely patterns to excite and impress you! Includes a shibori sampler showing a selection of shibori designs and a magnificent shibori landscape.

Woven shibori, dyed with natural dyes of weld and indigo, produces a green scarf, just in time for spring. Catharine Ellis uses her woven shibori blanks and walks us through the dye process.

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 called mokume is made by stitching parallel lines into a piece of cloth, then gathering the stitches tightly. When the cloth is dyed, the folds resist the dye…