Saturday, January 24, 2015

Chapter 6: Patterning of Fabrics using Cold Water Dyes and Fabric Paints

(1)Small collection of black and white patterned fabrics:



(2) SHIBORI METHODS USING DYES

BEFORE DYEING:

A. TRITIK SHIBORI
(i) Ori-nui Shibori (running stitched):  Running stitch vertically and horizontally to create squares on close woven cotton.


(ii) Ori-nui Shibori (running stitched): Running stitch vertically and horizontally to create small squares on closely woven cotton.


(iii) Loosely woven cotton folded accordian style, running stitch through all layers.


(iv) Loosely woven cotton, folded in four, parallel lines of zig zag running stitch worked closely together through all layers.


(v) Ori-nui Shibori (running stitched): Loosely woven cotton, folded then running stitch across fold.


(vi) Ori-nui Shibori (running stitched): Diagonal folds stitched with running stitch then small circles stitched between folds; tightly woven cotton.


(vii) Maki-nui Shibori (oversewn stitch): Loosely woven fabric folded and whip stitched over fold.

(viii) Ori-nui Shibori (running stitched): Small circles stitched on calico with running stitch.


(ix) Mokume Shibori:  Rows of running stitch worked closely together on close woven cotton.


(x) Mokume Shibori: Undulating rows of running stitch worked on fine cotton lawn.


(xi) Fine cotton lawn folded into four, then stitched with spirals and circles.


(xii) Karamatsu shibori ('larch'): Loosely woven cotton folded accordian style then running stitch worked in parallel curves.


(xiii) Ori-nui Shibori (running stitched): Loosely woven cotton folded horizontally and vertically to create squares, running stitch worked on folds.


(xiv) Spiral worked in running stitch on fine cotton lawn.

 (xv) Loosely woven cotton folded in four, then stitched with parallel lines of running stitch.

(xvi) Maki-nui Shibori (oversewn stitch): Loosely woven cotton folded horizontally and vertically to create squares, whip stitched over folds; 2 digonal lines in centre of each square, also folded and whip stitched.

 (xvii) Loosely woven fabric folded accordian style, 3 step hand stitched zig zag.

(xviii) Maki-age Shibori (stitched and tied resist)::Cotton calico, unbleached, stitched with running stitch vertically and horizontally to create squares, then small circles stitched in centre of each square, hen centre of circle tied.


B. TIED-RESIST SHIBORI:

(xix) Unbleached cotton calico scrunched into a ball and wrapped with elastic bands.

 (xx) Unbleached cotton calico, rolled around length of strong wool, then tied in a knot pulling gathers tightly.
 (xxi) Unbleached cotton calico, gathered and tied with elastic bands.
(xxii) Ne-maki Shibori: Unbleached cotton calico, fabric pinched and then wrapped and knotted with strong thread before carrying thread over to next section.


C. ITAJIME SHIBORI - FOLDED AND CLAMPED SHIBORI:

(xxiii) Unbleached cotton calico, folded accordian style before clamping with clothes pegs.


D. ARASHI SHIBORI:

(xxiv) Loosely woven cotton stitched on to plastic bottle then bound and scrunched up.