Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jun 25, 2008 0:11:35 GMT -5
Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing
by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada , Mary Kellogg Rice , Jane J. Barton. Kodansha International, 1999, ISBN-10: 4770023995, ISBN-13: 978-4770023995
My gently used paperback copy arrived today. I've just blown through the first section which is an excellent historical overview of the development of shibori techniques dating from Nara through Edo periods. There are B&W photos of some 8th century examples in the Tokyo National Museum, and a section of a 16th century bugaku costume textile that had me salivating and saying, "I want THAT one." Come to think of it, there are an awful lot of "I want THAT one" patterns in here. (I should probably start by testing techniques on hanky sized blanks to see if I have the patience to do an entire garment....)
The color plates include some interesting modern applications as well as some Momoyama tsujigahana examples that I've seen before. There's an entire photographic glossary (B&W) appendix section of various types of shibori as well.
More importantly, there are detailed descriptions of how to tie, stitch, clamp, bind and otherwise perform these techniques, including diagrams of everything from binding patterns to building jigs for certain techniques.
List priced at $48, Amazon.com has it used as low as $26.35 right now.
by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada , Mary Kellogg Rice , Jane J. Barton. Kodansha International, 1999, ISBN-10: 4770023995, ISBN-13: 978-4770023995
My gently used paperback copy arrived today. I've just blown through the first section which is an excellent historical overview of the development of shibori techniques dating from Nara through Edo periods. There are B&W photos of some 8th century examples in the Tokyo National Museum, and a section of a 16th century bugaku costume textile that had me salivating and saying, "I want THAT one." Come to think of it, there are an awful lot of "I want THAT one" patterns in here. (I should probably start by testing techniques on hanky sized blanks to see if I have the patience to do an entire garment....)
The color plates include some interesting modern applications as well as some Momoyama tsujigahana examples that I've seen before. There's an entire photographic glossary (B&W) appendix section of various types of shibori as well.
More importantly, there are detailed descriptions of how to tie, stitch, clamp, bind and otherwise perform these techniques, including diagrams of everything from binding patterns to building jigs for certain techniques.
List priced at $48, Amazon.com has it used as low as $26.35 right now.