Shibori Fabric Dyeing...

Arashi Shibori Dyed Fabrics

Kathi came over to play in the kitchen with me today:

We wrapped cotton fabric around PVC pipes...

Then we wrapped cotton string around the pipe...

Here is the fabric scrunched down to the bottom of the pipe.

The pipes were inserted into zip lock bags.

Then we squirted procion mx dyes into the bag.

My hands had soda ash and dye on them, so no photos.

We placed all of the pipes into buckets...

We let them batch overnight...

mostly because I was too tired to do it last night.

 Fabric 1

Rinsing off the first pipe...

Unrolling the fabric...

Rinsing the fabric...

Soaking the fabric in cold water with Synthrapol...

Washed, Dried and Ironed Shibori Fabric.

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Fabric 2

The cotton string also dyed during the shirbori process...

Pulling the dyed fabric off the pipe...

Rinsing the fabric...

Fabric 2.....washed, dried and ironed.

Fabric 3

You know the routine....so I won't say anymore...

Fabric 4

Fabric 5

 Fabric 6

 Arashi Shibori Dyed Fabrics:

The results are well worth the time of rolling, wrapping, scrunching

squirting, batching, rinsing, washing, drying and ironing!

We also did some Parfait Ice Dying.....but that is for another post.

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CLICK HERE to view:  Deconstructed Screen Printing

CLICK HERE to view:  Snow Dyeing

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi