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I'm in Love with Shibori

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  I'm in Love with the Shibori Technique      Have you ever wondered what everyone is talking about when they say Shibori? Last Fall I took a class with Sandy Shelenberger in using Indigo dyes with clamping and tying techniques. Before class I researched some Shibori techniques and did some pre-class stitching. A good book for that is Stitched Shibori   Technique, Innovation, Pattern, Design by Jane Callender.  You can see Jane's work on this website . Sandy Shelenberger teaches and shows work that you can find on the Facebook page titled Sisters of the Cloth. You can find detailed information on the history of Shibori here .       Here are a few of my experiments. I currently have quite a stack and have produced two finished pieces with more on the way!       Stitched Shibori Experiments   Wrapped and Tied Fabric Wrapped and Tied For the this example I used a print fabric with type and I found that to be a...