Tie Dip Dye

Pepa Martin and Karen Davis are renowned for pushing the boundaries of the ancient craft, and their partnership, Shibori, is famous for using non-traditional and modern materials such as leather and hessian. Authors of Shibori Recreated, they also run workshops and collaborate with leading architects, fashion designers, stylists and artists. Their work has appeared in numerous magazines and has been included in books by renowned interior stylists Mr Jason Grant and Sibella Court, and fashion designer Fleur Wood. They live in New South Wales, Australia. www.shibori.com.au|Pepa Martin and Karen Davis are renowned for pushing the boundaries of the ancient craft, and for using non-traditional and modern materials such as leather and hessian. Authors of Shibori Recreated, they also run workshops and collaborate with leading architects, fashion designers, stylists and artists to see what new possibilities this art can offer them. Their work has appeared in many leading Australian magazines and has been included in books by renowned interior stylists Mr Jason Grant and Sibella Court, and fashion designer Fleur Wood.|Pepa Martin and Karen Davis are renowned for pushing the boundaries of the ancient craft, and for using non-traditional and modern materials such as leather and hessian. Authors of Shibori Recreated, they also run workshops and collaborate with leading architects, fashion designers, stylists and artists to see what new possibilities this art can offer them. Their work has appeared in many leading Australian magazines and has been included in books by renowned interior stylists Mr Jason Grant and Sibella Court, and fashion designer Fleur Wood.

• IntroductionGetting StartedTechniques and ProjectsDip dyeingArashi or Pole wrappingMokume shibori or stitch resistKumo: web-like circlesHeat set shibori: using polyester fabric, creating a resist and setting it with heat to permanently keep the shapeStripesItajime or Shape resistScrunch: a random abstract pattern created by scrunching and crumpling fabricYanugi or RopeBleaching or removing colourSpace dyeing or pouring dye over bound cloth to create coloured sections instead of all-over colourRust: transferring rust from old objects to create rust image on fabricResourcesIndex