April 24, 2007...1:26 am
back to shibori
6 colorways above from recent poles
I just got in my supply of string for polewrapping and now am busy wrapping and overdyeing. I ran out of what I had been using and was forced to try a number of others I had. I was reminded that some threads are much better than others and really can give different results. I have become accustomed to using a fine thread that is very strong and has a bit of elasticity. That way I can get it to stay tight against the pole. After unwrapping the poles above, the colors appear much more subtle and blended.
I am wrapping up the final details of my booth for the ACRE show next week-NCR order forms, misc.printing, slide show and final booth design. Lots of beads to sew-will do that Thursday. Packing the car on Sunday- leaving on Monday.
4 Comments
April 24, 2007 at 5:23 am
your work is beautiful! and so is the children’s artwork. i am an artist educator as well. thank you for sharing.
April 24, 2007 at 5:51 am
you certainly keep busy…i like the tonal combos that flow into one another. very liquid, like the color is always moving.
April 25, 2007 at 5:00 pm
tks. lots of warm weather here- good for pole drying. flowing colors….like a river-the base color is the river and the overdyes ebb and flow.
April 27, 2007 at 11:18 am
susan wrote to me:
“Hi. I am gobbling up your site. You mention new string-are you willing to
share the what and where? I am a new shibori artist and enjoying sites like
yours to educate myself. So, thank you for your effort. susan”
sure- i’m using something called d-core. it has a poly core and is cotton wrapped. it is used in the textile trade i think- i got mine at a local weavers annual show and sale. it looks like it could be ordered online here:
http://www.amefird.com/d-core.htm
one thing i will say though, is that even if you use what i use to create your shibori it won’t be the same. there are so many variables in this craft- that is what i like about it. since i have tried many types of wrapped resists, i have discovered several other fibers which give their own unique results when used for pole wrapping.
by experimenting with a variety of materials and techniques while trying to achieve a particular result, i often find myself turning down an unexpected path!!
- experimentation is the beauty of shibori.
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