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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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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Just a few weeks ago I received an email from someone in Australia telling me that she had used some of my download patterns in an indigo shibori quilt she was creating. And there were some photos too. I was so excited to see my patterns being used in this way. I had imagined my …
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I want to share these designs and ideas about how to visible mend with shibori patterned fabrics. Today is the day! The piece I am going to share with you is a shibori scarf that was originally made from some vintage linen. The scarf was dyed with indigo using a very bold mokume pattern. As …
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Create this wild rose in shibori, a simple pattern for you to make. I will show you step by step how to make this wild rose in shibori. 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. Draw …
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In this blog I want to share with you some geometric shibori designs created at a weekend workshop at The Kingcombe Centre in deepest Dorset. I am focusing on work created by Dy on that day. She was inspired by some images of patterns and shapes she brought along. The patterns informed her shibori pieces. …
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Let’s look at some simple shibori ori-nui patterns for you to make. I just love this simplest of shibori stitches and what can be achieved. The two designs I am showing today are inspired by the natural world as is so much of my work. I will show how this simplest of shibori stitches can …
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