Have clothes or pillowcases or other textiles become stained, faded, blotchy or just a little...boring...? Don't despair! With Shibori, you can give them new life! Such patterns have always been a great mystery to me, but with a quick read-through of the book, it seems very achievable. With fabric, needle, thread, and dye, you can conjure up beautiful patterns and really play around with clothes! The book systematically goes through different ways to sew, gather, pleat and fold, clamp and bind fabrics to create many different patterns and combinations of patterns, and even motifs such as birds, clouds, and leaves. You will never look at a plain textile the same way again!
It really is an exciting book with many possibilities! Beginners can easily achieve exciting results, and the book also has much more advanced content for those who truly want to explore, play with, and experiment with the techniques!
Different fibers require different types of dye (NB, synthetic fabrics (polyester/nylon/polyamide, acrylic, etc.) do not absorb much color). The book also discusses different dyes one can use, and what to consider with these to achieve good results with various techniques. It also shows how to dye in multiple stages with different colors to create multi-colored designs.
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Published: 2016
Number of pages: 176