I love shibori as a quick art fix for me [mind you I do not mean the stitching step is quick it's the "Color Hue Dyes" that help make them feel like a quick art fix for me, they are so easy to use.]
I need a daily art fix if possible it feeds my soul it also helps to keep my arthritis and other body aches at bay. Reminder Art Therapy does work ;-)
Anyway enough chit chat. Here are photos of the steps I take to get the wonderful end results my shibori and color hue dyes create on silk.
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| First step is fold your silk and then stitch as desired |
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| Second scarf stitched ready for next step |
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| Various scarves stitched ready to pull threads |
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| All 4 samples after pulling threads tightly, now ready to dye. |
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| One example dyed was applied and it is dry, ready to remove threads |
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| Some threads removed notice where the threads were pulled tightly it causes resist. |
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| Most threads removed. Hint never used scissors near the silk when trying to remove threads.;-) you could cause little nicks or cuts in the silk and end up being very disappointed. Yes this was sadly a learned hint. |
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| Another example threads pulled and silk dyed ready to remove threads. |
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| Partial removal of threads, see how exciting each piece can be to open? |
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| Almost completed |
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| Isn't this pretty |
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| I love the unexpected when creating with shibori. |
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| Will leave you with a new experiment I am now trying my own screen printing and fabric dyes. There is so much to explore and discover yet about using silk and Color Hue Dyes. ;-) |
