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remember my first attempt at shibori?? well, i've had a bit of a shibori filled long weekend actually. yesterday, i did some more experimenting of my own. and today, i met one of the ladies who originally inspired me!


yesterday:

unfortunately i didn't notice that one of the elastics had snapped until after i had submerged the fabric. i did have them evenly spaced out, but you can see that one is missing here and there is a gap. ugh.

 i made less of a mess the second time around:

the outcome of this shirt was slightly disappointing because you can see what happened from the missing elastic (the circular splotch). also, in retrospect i can see that i didn't resist the fabric tightly enough. i guess that's what i'm practicing for!

this little guy blue (ha!) me away...i love the crisp white lines. we have a winner!

today:

here are some of the masterpieces that the girls of Shibori had on exhibit...

this one is done with authentic indigo dye-oooh...it is so vibrant!

i'm definitely a fan of the kites:

this blue panel looks a lot like how my bedspread turned out:

oh, and here's the original image that started it all for me. i saw this photo and decided i wanted a bedroom that looked like that too! the best are the gorgeous, lush, soft leather cushions they do...which i haven't delved into yet. Karen Davis and Pepa Martin of Shibori are amazing...

see!?

Shibori styled by Mr. Jason Grant