My woven shibori project to go in the indigo pot.
my eclectic little loom
sleying the reed
stringing the heddles
ready to tie on the back beam
and wind on the warp
ready to weave
weaving
and weaving
and weaving
off the loom -- pulling the pattern strings tight
close up
wetting and pulling even tighter.
the indigo pot getting started
mine is the dark one next to the greenish one
cutting the pattern strings
shibori
shibori
front and back together
pattern opened up a bit
other side
my eclectic little loom
sleying the reed
stringing the heddles
ready to tie on the back beam
and wind on the warp
ready to weave
weaving
and weaving
and weaving
off the loom -- pulling the pattern strings tight
close up
wetting and pulling even tighter.
soaking before the alum pot
the indigo pot getting started
cutting the pattern strings
shibori
shibori
front and back together
pattern opened up a bit
other side
even flatter
washed, hung and dry -- 12"x3' cottolin
3 comments:
What a wonderful show from start to finish! I was only in on the dyeing part, and am proud to be even that small part of a beautiful project. I'd never heard of weaving in the shibori strings so this was a true learning experience for me. Thanks for sharing! -- Bjo
Thank you, and you're welcome. ;-] I've seen it done before, and always meant to try it. Your indigo pot was the catalist. I found a book on woven shibori, but I got the pattern off the internet. Amazing what you can find these days. 8-]
Ellen
Wow! Ellen that is such a fantastic series of photos showing the art of woven shibori. Thank-you.
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