BEGINNERS GUIDE TO SHIBORI
A detailed guide on mastering the Japanese shibori dyeing techniques
The Japanese word "shibori" refers to a number of techniques for decorating textiles by shaping and securing fabric before dying them. The verb root of the word is shiboru, which means "to wring, squeeze, or press." Although the term "shibori" is used to describe a particular kind of resist-dyed textiles, its verbal root stresses the act of manipulating fabric. Shibori gives fabric a three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, sewing, plaiting, plucking, and twisting it rather than treating it as a two-dimensional surface. Thos technique for shaping cloth is secured in a variety of ways, including binding and knotting. The Japanese idea of shibori recognizes and explores a textile's pliancy and its capacity to produce a wide range of shape-resisted designs.
This material tends to provide numerous resist techniques used all around the world history and all beginners needs to master the craft of shibori.