I recently was lucky enough to be asked to design a large drum lampshade to light the central display area for the Artworks Gallery in South Brent, Devon. The gallery wanted to create to create a lovely warm glow as you looked through the window, consequently I decided on a gold colour. The design of …
Let me tell you about my recent shibori workshop with madder and indigo dye, down at the Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Centre at Kingcombe. It was a rainy weekend but that didn’t deter the 9 keen, creative people gathered for the two and a half days. Fabulous and inspiring work was completed and I am just …
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I am so glad I made the time to visit the exhibition “Back to Blue” at Black Swan Arts in Frome in Wiltshire. An exhibition about the history of cloth and dye trades in Frome over the last 600 years, focusing on the 1700 to 1800s. Frome is an area that produced very fine woollen …
Sustainable Fabric from Past to Present “Back to Blue” Exhibition Review Read More »
Today I am going to introduce you to applying indigo with a pipette which is another way of working with shibori. With this you can create some fresh-looking designs, blue against lots of white. By using a pipette the indigo can be collected and transferred to the fabric without coming into contact with too much …
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I thought I would introduce you to this great selection of individual blogs about designs dyed with indigo or blue. They are full of good ideas and lovely simple instructions to follow. A lot of my shibori designs are not really for absolute beginners. All these blogs are a great way to take the first …
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Another technique I have recently explored after being inspired by Jane Callender’s book “Stitched Shibori”. I had seen images of fabrics created by what appeared to be overstitching and gathering the fabric up as you stitched but I hadn’t explored it further until her book came along and I saw there was a name for …
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August seems a long time ago but I realised I hadn’t shared the lovely work done on my weekend workshop at the Kingcombe Centre, Lower Kingcombe, Dorset. Five wonderfully creative, imaginative and keen individuals took part. I introduced everyone to the main techniques of Shibori: ori-nui, karamatsu, maki-age and mokume. And also helped them to …
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I have just run an enjoyable day long Shibori indigo workshop at Watercleaves, Dottery, Dorset. This is a lovely venue, not many workshop spaces I have used hang colourful bunting overhead! Seven very creative and imaginative individuals took part. I introduced everyone to the main techniques of Shibori: ori-nui, karamatsu, maki-age and mokume, helping them …
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Here is another elegant design to make in stitch resist shibori. This one is not for beginners as it incorporates 3 different types of stitching and needs some careful manipulation. So here goes on how to create this design. So as not to repeat my general instructions about sewing please look at this blog post to …
Who else wants to shape an elegant Echinacea flower in shibori stitch resist? Read More »
Last year I visited Westonbirt Arboreteum and I collected lots of eucalyptus bark. Finally I have found the time to have a play and dye with it. I have looked for guidance on dyeing with this bark but couldn’t find any information so I had to set aside the time to do it myself, record …
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