Karamatsu shibori experiment

[Saionji Shonagon]

Some of you may remember my last foray into stitched resist dyeing.
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I haven't had a chance to play with it since and I wanted to do so again. While thumbing through my copy of Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing, I came across an example of two shibori techniques on a Kamakura period textile.

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I'm working in a smaller scale than previously, on a random scrap of icky, pilling silk noil that I found in my fabric stash. It's enough to make a mobakama. Norie may feel free to laugh at me for all the times I've dinged on her for wanting to dress like a servant.

This photo shows the first row of stitched half-circles with the fabric folded to take the next row. How do I get my circles so consistent?
I cut a paper circle, fold it in half and hold it along the folded fabric until I get the outer stitches placed.



With any luck, I'll have enough done to toss it in some dye next weekend.

[Suzuki Ken'ichi]

Gambatte!

[Saionji Shonagon]

Thread has been tied off.


Fabric has been dip dyed and is currently hanging out on the fire escape dripping into a bucket.


Will it turn out all right? Won't know until it's dry and I cut and pull out all that thread.

[Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa]

Good luck!

[Suzuki Ken'ichi]

Oddly enough, I just tea stained the linen for my hakama himo. It's drip-drying in my bathtub right now. 8)

[Saionji Shonagon]

It's a little hard to see in the first picture, but the dip-dye effect worked very well in giving the dyed area a light-to-dark gradation.

The roundels are a bit random as I was experimenting with number of concentric rings of stitching and stitch size. Still not mad about silk noil, but it worked well enough for an experimental piece.

Just gotta get it pleated onto a waistband now. This is gonna be cute!

[Ishikawa Ayame]

That came out really well!

I got my copy of the Shibori book so hopefully we will be seeing my tests soon.

[Suzuki Ken'ichi]

I look forward to seeing what you do with this piece.

[Noriko]

Ooooooooo pretty....

[Saionji Shonagon]

BTW, in case anyone is thinking of trying this, I used Coats & Clark Dual Duty Plus button and carpet thread. It's strong enough to take being pulled on hard and thick enough to tie off easily.
The step I forgot: spray the fabric to wet it and soften the fibers just before tying off. Obviously, I still managed to get decently tight knots, but wetting means you can compress the fabric a scootch more.

I DEFINITELY want to do more with this technique.

[Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa]

Saionji-hime, that is gorgeous. I look forward to seeing a finished product!

[Ishikawa Ayame]

Mar 14, 2011 22:11:34 GMT -5 Saionji Shonagon said:

BTW, in case anyone is thinking of trying this, I used Coats & Clark Dual Duty Plus button and carpet thread. It's strong enough to take being pulled on hard and thick enough to tie off easily.
The step I forgot: spray the fabric to wet it and soften the fibers just before tying off. Obviously, I still managed to get decently tight knots, but wetting means you can compress the fabric a scootch more.

I DEFINITELY want to do more with this technique.

You answered my question before I asked it.

Thank you for sharing your work!

[Saionji Shonagon]

Reason#47 why I hate letting 90% of the world take my picture. I'm windblown, my collars are all over the place, my sleeves are askew and the person taking this shot didn't TELL me that.



As soon as everything is de-mudded and the rain stops enough to let some decent light into the front hallway, I will attempt a self-timed shot with the camera on a tripod.

That's right. De-mudded. About half an hour after this was shot, while running an errand for my Princess, not one but BOTH geta were sucked off my feet and I face-planted in front of a pavilionful of horrified fighters. Mud to the knees for the rest of the day, geta have blown both hanao and my tabi look like an archaological find.

[Suzuki Ken'ichi]

1) I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune

2) Is tartan cloth like that period in Japan?

[Saionji Shonagon]

Mar 20, 2011 0:29:10 GMT -5 Suzuki Ken'ichi said:

1) I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune

All repairable - clothing is clean and drip drying in the shower. Geta are drying out in the back of my pick-up and I should be able to repair those as well. (Not to mention the gratifying alacrity of the gentlemen who rushed to set me back on my feet at the time.)

2) Is tartan cloth like that period in Japan?

Absolutely! Please check out these wonderful 16th c. painted screens from the Tokyo National Museum.
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