Shibori Workshop at Great Lakes Fiber Show

I recently attended the "Discovering Shibori with Indigo Dyeing"" at the Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster Ohio taught by Sandy Shelenberger. She did a wonderful job of showing us all that can be done with Shibori dyeing. We used Indigo for our dyeing and the results were amazing and so fun, as well as the other students in the workshop.

Shibori is an ancient technique for making patterning on clothes and fabric through a variety of manual resist techniques, such as binding, twisting, stitching or clamping. These photos show some examples of resist techniques from our workshop.

The first is an example is shown by Sandy of how different designs are created. This second example is from one of my fellow creative students - she folded it like a "cootie catcher". 

Using Indigo Dye is magical. After preparing bound fabric and dropping in the indigo vat, it is removed and the blue color develops before your eyes. It is amazing! Here are a few of the results:

This silk scarf above is one of my creations.

Also one of mine on cotton fabric. This is after I washed and hung it up to dry. 

Wrinkled but will look better when pressed. 

I highly recommend trying Shibori dyeing. I have been experimenting since the workshop with other colors and techniques and the creative possibilities are endless. Now what will I make all this fabric?