Guntai stitched shibori is a wonderful shibori technique to explore. In this blog I want to introduce you to guntai shibori, and in this way to encourage you to try different ways to put this stitch together. Therefore, I will show you some varied examples and the effect achieved. I am going to share some …
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Create this shibori celandine flower, a simple pattern for you to make. I will show you step by step how to make this many petalled flower. You will need dextrous fingers, but I have used very simple stitching to create the pattern. Start with a piece of fabric 25cm or 10” square. Use my design …
Shape a Many Petalled Shibori Celandine Flower in Stitched Shibori. Read More »
Let us look at what great designs we can make from maki-age shapes and stitching. In addition I hope they will inspire your creations in sophisticated tie dye techniques. Maki-age shibori stitch is quite simple. Indeed, all you need to do is stitch around the outline of the shape you want to make in a …
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I am finding a lot of joy in exploring shibori and embroidery. Stitching into my shibori fabrics and seeing what happens. I thought I would share with you these two small pieces of indigo with embroidery. Firstly there is this circular pan protector. I bought a fabulous new non stick frying pan and wanted to …
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I love decorating clothing with stitched shibori. I am going to share some ideas for successful shibori clothing designs. For me keeping the designs simple is key. An uncluttered and straightforward pattern is always pleasing. What works well is one strong central image or a frieze of small design elements. I am going to show …
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I am going to describe for you how to make this shibori echinacea flower design in stitched shibori. Perhaps this one is not for beginners as it incorporates 3 different types of stitching and needs some careful manipulation. Let me get you started. Take a look at the blog “10 Helpful Hints for Shibori Sewing” …
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The shibori snowflake is a simple design to create using some of the most straightforward stitching. In this pattern we use ori-nui and ne-maki shibori stitching. A design that is easy for a beginner to shibori to make. In searching for inspiration I found out about Wilson (snowflake) Bentley the first person to photograph snowflakes. …
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Today let’s look at what is a good cotton fabric for shibori. We are going to look at 3 different fabrics and see what difference the weave makes to creating a successful result. I receive many emails asking me questions about shibori stitch resist. I like to share these on my blog to help others …
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Here is a simple collection of grasses. I created this design to decorate one of my lampshades. The overall design is a collection of tall stalks with a seed head on the ends and tapering grass blades interspersed. I discovered that some wonderful designs are made from the simple running stitch through two folds of …
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From the USA, Colombia, Canada, Belgium and the UK images of worldwide shibori work come flying into my inbox. I find that exciting to know my videos and blogs have inspired others to discover the wonderful world of shibori. I thought it would be special to share with you inspiring examples of work by close …
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