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Shibori, The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Mary Kellogg Rice and Jan Barton, is a classic book within the field of textile literature. The information given is clearly written and the illustrations are extraordinary. This is the kind of book from which every fiber artist could draw inspiration.

 

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The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing

Authors: Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Mary Kellogg Rice and Jan Barton
Pages: 303
Page size: 8 1/2" x 12"
Publisher:Kodansha International
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4Q0853
Weight: 2.90 lb

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Introduction

Shibori is the Japanese word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before dyeing. Although shibori is used to designate a particular group of resist-dyed textiles, the verb root of the word emphasizes the action performed on cloth, the process of manipulating fabric. Rather than treating cloth as a two-dimensional surface, with shibori it is given a three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, stitching, plaiting or plucking and twisting.

The special characteristic of shibori resist is a soft-or blurry-edged pattern. This effect is quite different from the sharp-edged resist obtained with stencil, paste and wax. With shibori the dyer works in concert with the materials, not in an effort to overcome their limitations but to allow them full expression. And, an element of the unexpected is always present.

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Shibori - A Definition7
Tradition 9
Techniques 53
Binding 55
Stitching 73
Folding 103
Pole-Wrapping 123
Gallery of Shibori Examples139
Innovation 215
Changing Dimensions217
The Artists257
Appendices 273
Cloth and Dyes275
Arashi Notes288
Glossary 289
Tools 293
Bibliography 296
Suppliers 297
Acknowledgments 298
Index 300

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