It’s April already and March has… gone – I’m not sure where. I don’t really think I’ve risen to Sharon’s challenge to pay attention to the tiny details during March, but as the month dashed on I thought about dots and spots and decided to try a small piece of shibori, something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. I tied some buttons into hand dyed muslin, bound some points around them and then bound the ‘tail’ at intervals. I soaked it in soda solution for a while…
… then dyed overnight in Procion MX marine violet…
… and ended up with this …
It was exciting to see what emerged, and I’m glad I managed not to abandon this month’s challenge altogether. Shibori is definitely something I want to explore and learn how to do properly. It was magical – and fun :-).
This is great!
I love the images of the fabric all tied up, it’s like some amazing flower or maybe a many eyed wormy creature!!
Caroline
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fabulous. really.
Wow! How fantastic! And as you say, magical!
Wow!! Didn’t this turn out beautiful! Overdyeing and shibori is such fun
Have you any comments on kay Greenlees book? I can only order it unseen and would love to hear whether it is worthwhile or not?
What a delicious piece of fabric. I thought your top picture was the finished piece it looks so cool.
i love to see what others do with shibori- makes me want to play shibori today!
Lovely, Fiona! This would qualify for this month challenge too “changes” of the colour and pattern… I have already thought about using shibori in connestion with felt.
The wrapped ip cloth in the greens looks a really interesting object in its own right!
Like a few others I think that the wrapped cloth is just perfect as it is, in both colours actually 🙂 But then when opened out it is again beautiful. I had forgotten how lovely shibori can be. So you have insppired me to have a play again.
Beautiful work, nice photos. You can get hooked on this you know, smile.
great shibori! Love the darker value in the center and the way it sifts color towards the outside.
i agree,it can qualify for this month’s challenge too.But we want to see more 🙂
neki desu
Scrummy dyeing, Fiona. I’m glad you didn’t give up this month too!
I think you met the challenge!
Thanks very much for your lovely comment on my TIF piece. Love the colours and the patterns you have created here.
Thanks for leaving a comment on my March TIF – I never would have found you otherwise! Lovely work you’ve done – the dying is fabulous!
Now I’ve found something else to try. Your piece turned out very well, great colors.
I thought the first picture was your finished piece – a 3D sculpture. It just got better and better!
I love what you did with this fabric! I never thought of tying buttons and beads into the fabric for shibori. I added this one to my “try it” list. Thanks for visiting my blog.