Resist dyeing

Shibori is the umbrella term that refers to a variety of Japanese resist dyeing techniques. Many of them can be either incredibly simple or quite intricate, depending on your choices. This is definitely the case with nui shibori, or stitched shibori, which uses a simple running stitch, which is then tightened and bou

On Saturday I finally got to dyeing the stitched samples I’ve been making as experiments with fabric manipulation and shibori patterns. I decided in the end to go with Procion dyes, because I have all the ingredients to hand already,Â

All drawings from the book of Yoshiko Wada "Shibori the inventive art of japonese shaped resist dyeing" éditi...

Arounna Khounnoraj on Instagram: "Soy milk painting adventures continue 🧡👍🏼 so one of the issues I had with the soy painting was lack of control. It was hard to control the bleeding when painting. So I used guar gum (a thickening powder used in gluten free baking) I used a small amount and it worked great! I used 2 parts soy milk and three parts water. It created a thicker consistency making it easier to paint. It doesn’t take much so add small amounts at a time. I also drew out my design…

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…

Do you know your appliqué from your tatting? Our alphabetical list of crafts has it all explained, so you know exactly what hobby to try next.

se resist paste to create a very special handdyed textile using indigo

#smallcouch #interiordesign #homedecor #spaceoptimization #furniture #apartmentliving #stylishfurniture #cozyhome #minimalistliving #livingroomdecor