Shibori Designs & Techniques

Mandy Southan takes the art of Shibori, in which fabric is bound, clamped or stitched before dyeing, and goes beyond the traditional blue and white to create fabrics in a fabulous array of colours, patterns and textures. Clear step by step photographs and instructions demonstrate how to use acid dyes and cold water reactive dyes in a variety of creative ways. Mandy then demonstrates shibori techniques such as binding, hand painting, capping, stitching, folding and clamping, pole winding and pole wrapping can be used to create truly wonderful dyed fabrics.

Book Contents

Introduction 6
Materials 8
Dyeing 12
Binding 28
Hand painting and capping 42
Stitching and capping 46
Stitching and gathering 50
Folding and board clamping 62
Pole winding 74
Pole wrapping 80
Index 96