Shibori on a vintage dress!
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labricoleuseI think i've mentioned that i break my dye class down into three sections--dye chemistry/color theory/color-matching/dyeshop safety, surface design, and distressing/aging. They're about to move out of the first section (which doesn't yield much "fun" stuff for the blog) into surface design.
The first surface design project they do is occlusive pattern generation--techniques like shibori and bandhani where you fold and tie and stitch and clamp the fabric in different ways to achieve different results. The process can be quick and simple (bound/clamped) or ornate and time-consuming (tied/stitched), and can be a means of creating depth and pattern and value variations using few tools, suppplies, and equipment.
Our stock manager recently brought me a vintage dress with wine-staining, on which i did an example process of a simple bound and ombred technique.
The dress beforehand--celery green but for some prominent wine stains (not shown).
Wrapped and bound to a pipe and half-submerged in a yellow dyebath.
Flipped around and dunked in a darker green bath.
Here's what it looks like before untying and rinsing.
Finished dress--could be a fairy in Midsummer or something now,
or reprocessed with another color entirely.
Some sample garments and yardage showing surface design effects.
I'll be posting some photos soon of what my students come up with, too!
The first surface design project they do is occlusive pattern generation--techniques like shibori and bandhani where you fold and tie and stitch and clamp the fabric in different ways to achieve different results. The process can be quick and simple (bound/clamped) or ornate and time-consuming (tied/stitched), and can be a means of creating depth and pattern and value variations using few tools, suppplies, and equipment.
Our stock manager recently brought me a vintage dress with wine-staining, on which i did an example process of a simple bound and ombred technique.
The dress beforehand--celery green but for some prominent wine stains (not shown).
Wrapped and bound to a pipe and half-submerged in a yellow dyebath.
Flipped around and dunked in a darker green bath.
Here's what it looks like before untying and rinsing.
Finished dress--could be a fairy in Midsummer or something now,
or reprocessed with another color entirely.
Some sample garments and yardage showing surface design effects.
I'll be posting some photos soon of what my students come up with, too!
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Date: 2009-02-06 04:33 pm (UTC)