Fabric Dye Unit Fibers: Surface Design

Dye  a natural or synthetic substance used to add a color to or change the color of something.  Until 1850 virtually all dyes were natural  Many dyes used now are synthetic  Egyptian tombs provide solid evidence that dye has been used for at least 4000 years  Many dyes can be successfully applied simply by immersing the fabric in an aqueous solution of the dye; these are called direct dyesdirect dyes

How’d they do that?

Shibori  Japanese term  Originally an art for the poor  No English equivalent for “Shibori”. Closest would be “shape- resist dyeing”  Rather than treating cloth as a two-dimensional flat surface, shibori techniques give it a three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and twisting.  a cloth may be dyed repeatedly using a different shaping method each time.  Traditionally done with indigo dye

Vera Wang Bedding

A Few Basic Shibori Methods  Pleating

A Few Basic Shibori Methods  Arashi (Pole Wrapping)

A Few Basic Shibori Methods  Stitching

What now? Shibori Techniques  Receive 3 pieces of practice fabric  Try pleating/folding technique on one  Try pole wrapping technique on one  Try stitching technique on one – must be designed in sketchbook Continue with Block Printing  You will use your block to print on your sketchbook and your self- made paper  Add prints in a well thought-out design  Use a color scheme - preplanned We will be working on both project simultaneously. In the end we will turn all four pieces (3 fabrics, 1 paper) in with completed rubrics.

Today – Use your sketchbook to:  Shibori brainstorming  Begin thinking and drawing out how you would like to stitch your fabric to achieve a unique design  This is trial and error  Do not get too complex but don’t go safe and boring either.