New blossoming in my garden...
some stitched Shibori. As it seems with all things stitch-related, there is so much possible with this technique. This is Orinui, which is over stitched on the fold before dyeing - and I also tried Mokume, or lines of running stitch, but not very successfully, so will experiment further.
And here is an attempt at Makiage shibori overtop of some pale itajime I previously dyed. While my stitched pattern wasn't defined after dyeing, I do like the halo effect and variety of colours and ghosts of patterns. One piece of cloth can hold a whole history. I like how each layer adds complexity and depth and continues to spin a story.
With this Makiage, I unintentionally stitched one corner to the rest, but decided to leave it that way to see what would happen after I dyed it. A happy accident, in my opinion!
So - a start on stitched shibori that promises to add many more patterns, shapes and colours to my garden.
some stitched Shibori. As it seems with all things stitch-related, there is so much possible with this technique. This is Orinui, which is over stitched on the fold before dyeing - and I also tried Mokume, or lines of running stitch, but not very successfully, so will experiment further.
And here is an attempt at Makiage shibori overtop of some pale itajime I previously dyed. While my stitched pattern wasn't defined after dyeing, I do like the halo effect and variety of colours and ghosts of patterns. One piece of cloth can hold a whole history. I like how each layer adds complexity and depth and continues to spin a story.
With this Makiage, I unintentionally stitched one corner to the rest, but decided to leave it that way to see what would happen after I dyed it. A happy accident, in my opinion!
So - a start on stitched shibori that promises to add many more patterns, shapes and colours to my garden.