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i’ve been wanting to stitch on the silk shibori for some time. the small shibori test squares seemed
the perfect size for trial and error. i also don’t think i mentioned it but a group of japanese women
were demonstrating some sashiko techniques next to us at the cherry blossom festival. they had a book [...]
Last year I attended the Costume Society’s annual convention held in San Diego. I had never been before and wasn’t really sure what to expect. Part of the event included a silent auction in which I bid on an item donated by LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
There wasn’t too much activity [...]
I didn’t think it would take me so long to get to this post but here it is, and already Friday! The festival was great- my main complaint is that I didn’t get to see any of the performances since we were so busy helping people dye shibori squares that I wasn’t able to [...]
I will be demonstrating various shibori techniques Saturday and Sunday in Los Angeles at the 7th annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Little Tokyo. Everyone is welcome to stop by and try their hand at dyeing a square of silk using the various materials I will have on hand.
various clamping devices,string,beads,dyes,brushes,sponges,silk,etc….
-a couple of samples I [...]
yesterday was our 5 year anniversary (no we’re not married!) and phil took me outside to kiss me in the moonlight of an almost full moon. it was lovely, large, and kind of orangey, low on the horrizon . i’m here alone today waiting for my people to come home realizing this is the [...]
is -a series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result
another definition of shibori. would you agree?
just working today. taking more photos and filling orders.
also contemplating the business of craft. yikes!
I did manage to get a bit of experimenting in among the production work yesterday and it was a bit of a disappointment. You know how when you’re in the shower with the hot water running over your head or standing ironing yards of silk you get these ideas of things you want to [...]
If you read my other blog, Elementary Art Exploration, you know that March is printmaking month.
We will be exploring various printmaking techniques including gyotaku. Made we wonder how it might work on silk using
some special instant set dyes…….more on that later.
In the meantime…..
more indigo silk ribbon. this is 5 yards of 1″ ribbon done [...]
playing nine patch with play-day indigo shibori samples……
things i learned so far about indigo dyeing:
-it’s messy- keep separate tools for indigo
-i like the variations of blue that can be achieved-i’m not so interested in solid shade dyeing which is good as that seems more difficult!
-the indigo vat is constantly changing
-i like to remove the texture [...]
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