I have just spent a great two days on an indigo/shirbori workshop run by Jane Callender. Thanks to Liz for organising it so well.
We learned various folding, clamping and stitching techniques and how to achieve tones of colour by using different strength vats and by the number of times the fabric is dipped into the vats.
The number of variations is overwhelming and clearly in order to create some of the masterpieces Jane showed us you would need to study the subject for years. However, two days was great fun and I have just rinsed out my efforts and hung them out to dry (with blue hands - I always try and keep the rubber gloves on but somehow fail each time!)
The fabrics are all different - cotton poplin, lawn, cotton velvet and silk.
We learned various folding, clamping and stitching techniques and how to achieve tones of colour by using different strength vats and by the number of times the fabric is dipped into the vats.
The number of variations is overwhelming and clearly in order to create some of the masterpieces Jane showed us you would need to study the subject for years. However, two days was great fun and I have just rinsed out my efforts and hung them out to dry (with blue hands - I always try and keep the rubber gloves on but somehow fail each time!)
The fabrics are all different - cotton poplin, lawn, cotton velvet and silk.
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