Shibori is the Japanese word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before dyeing. The word comes from the verb root shiboru, "to wring, squeeze, press." Although shibori is used to designate a particular group of resist-dyed textiles, the verb root of the word emphasizes the action performed on cloth, the process of manipulating fabric. Rather than treating cloth as a two-dimensional surface, with shibori it is given a three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and twisting. Cloth shaped by these methods is secured in a number of ways, such as binding and knotting. It is the pliancy of a textile and its potential for creating a multitude of shape-resisted designs that the Japanese concept of shibori recognizes and explores. The shibori family of techniques includes numerous resist processes practiced throughout the world.
Shibori samples have been sewn together in the form of a quilt. The methods that were explored through this course were Miura(known as Bandhni in India), Arashi(tying the fabric around a pole using yarn), Nui
(stitch-resist method), Suji (rolling the fabric diagonally around a piece of yarn and tying it together) and Itajime (clamping).
I dyed a 1 and a half metres of silk fabric using the stitch resist method on the borders and Arashi as the main body of the fabric.
A close up of the Arashi done on the scarf.
Turtles were sewn on the edges and stitch resisted and dyed
