Shibori sampler and other things.
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gurdymonkeyhttp://iweb.tntech.edu/cventura/Shibori.htm shows two of the three techniques I'd like to incorporate in my "sampler."
At this point, I have outlined three mitsu tomoe roundels outlined with running stitch. These will be plugged (with chunks of balsa) and capped (probably with pieces of plastic and tape) in the technique called tsujigahana,* used for reserving larger sections from dye. Draw the thread like a drawstring, until the shape is snug against the plug, then wrap it in capping material. I'd also like to outline the roundels with some of the kanoko "dots" - and then maybe try some of the mokume (wood-grain) technique to border each end.
The wood-grain style simply involves rows of running stitch, almost like you do when you're cartridge pleating, then the stitch lines are pulled tight into an uneven accordion and dyed. It should look like this:
http://entwinements.com/blog-mt3/images/mokume.jpg
I expect the kanoko to be the biggest pain in the backside, at least until I get the hang of knotting the thread properly.....
It occurs to me this is like embroidery, embroidery you painstakingly put in and then rip out after it gets dyed. Do I really have the resolve to do this to an entire garment? Let's see if I survive the sampler first.
Hopefully the contractors who are ripping the wooden siding off the house next door will have left me some place close to the house to park so I can pack the truck without having to worry about being hit by a car. I'm off to Fresno tomorrow after work to attend the Celtic Games with the Free Artillerie Company. It'll be good to see Captain Shinn and whoever else makes it down. Nice folks, 17th century firearms, hurdy gurdy duels, it's all good. (Wonder if Lucky's still has block ice. I could swear I saw some last week.)
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elmunadi , I found the Tokugawa garment in the back of my shibori book after last week's video post.
At this point, I have outlined three mitsu tomoe roundels outlined with running stitch. These will be plugged (with chunks of balsa) and capped (probably with pieces of plastic and tape) in the technique called tsujigahana,* used for reserving larger sections from dye. Draw the thread like a drawstring, until the shape is snug against the plug, then wrap it in capping material. I'd also like to outline the roundels with some of the kanoko "dots" - and then maybe try some of the mokume (wood-grain) technique to border each end.
The wood-grain style simply involves rows of running stitch, almost like you do when you're cartridge pleating, then the stitch lines are pulled tight into an uneven accordion and dyed. It should look like this:
http://entwinements.com/blog-mt3/images/mokume.jpg
I expect the kanoko to be the biggest pain in the backside, at least until I get the hang of knotting the thread properly.....
It occurs to me this is like embroidery, embroidery you painstakingly put in and then rip out after it gets dyed. Do I really have the resolve to do this to an entire garment? Let's see if I survive the sampler first.
Hopefully the contractors who are ripping the wooden siding off the house next door will have left me some place close to the house to park so I can pack the truck without having to worry about being hit by a car. I'm off to Fresno tomorrow after work to attend the Celtic Games with the Free Artillerie Company. It'll be good to see Captain Shinn and whoever else makes it down. Nice folks, 17th century firearms, hurdy gurdy duels, it's all good. (Wonder if Lucky's still has block ice. I could swear I saw some last week.)
*Note to
elmunadi , I found the Tokugawa garment in the back of my shibori book after last week's video post. 
