At our March meeting, Michele Turner led a fascinating Shibori Resist Dyeing workshop. Shibori is the Japanese word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before dyeing. The word comes from the verb root shiboru, "to wring, squeeze, press." The result is beautiful, unique fabrics that can be used for just about any purpose. Our workshop used stitches to create hidden areas of the fabric that dye cannot reach (people are generally familiar with Tie-Dyeing; tie-dyeing is a form of Shibori Resist Dyeing.) We started by transferring a sampler template to some cotton fabric using water- or air-soluble pens. This allowed us to see for ourselves how different stitch shapes and combinations produce different effects. I took part in the tea towel weaving workshop in February.
I had a fabulous day, everyone was sooo patient and helpful with a newbie. With the aid of my partner I was able to warp up my loom ready to start weaving at home. A quick look and some useful iPad piccies of Carol at work with the pick up sticks and I was off home to start before I could forget what I had learnt. My first effort was far from perfect, but they are definitely teatowels, and they dry dishes! |
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