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Shibori on the web

Here is a purse made from shibori. It looks to me like mokume (parallel lines of hand stitching gathered very tightly, see page 86 & following in my book, SHIBORI;creating color and texture on silk) and she says that it is indigo. Looks purple on my screen.

The other piece is green and she got the name almost right-- I think she meant discharge not disperse (disperse dyes are used on polyester and add color).

Most shibori is used to create patterns like these . Only silk can hold the texture.

Posted by Karren on September 18, 2006 02:03 PM |


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Hi there, It is mokume shibori... screens tend to shift colors just like a bad dye lot! It is quite indigo and it was done by hand. This work has quite a texture to it and I think that she has used the technique in a lot of her kimonos too. Nice to find a fellow dye hound you here! Best wishes, Susan

Posted by: Susan | September 19, 2006 08:47 PM

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