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Shibori, tie-dye, and resist dyeing: These are all names for the techniques covered in Shibori, Creating Color and Texture on Silk. Artist Karren K. Brito demonstrates the modern American rendition of shibori, or prismatic shibori, in which colored silk is pleated and tied around a pole, then overdyed.

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Shibori
Creating Color & Texture on Silk

Author: Karren K. Brito
Pages: 128
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Cover: Soft Cover
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Item Code: 4Q0850
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Shibori is an ancient Japanese resist dyeing technique that contemporary American Dyers have enlivened with tie-dye-inspired colors, resulting in an exuberant interplay between color and texture. In Shibori: Creating Color and Texture on Silk, artist Karren K. Brito demonstrates her rendition of American shibori, sharing her authoritative knowledge of silk, dyes, dyeing, and discharge and revealing how to formulate colors. Create a variety of resists, and set texture. Brito's sumptuous work shimmers with iridescent color and eye-catching pleating, which she creates by combining pole- wrapping and other types of resists with discharge and over dyeing. This beautifully designed and illustrated book provides a thorough understanding of each step in the shibori process and the information needed to execute original designs.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
8
Dyeing and Resists
8
Color
10
Aesthetics
13
The Learning Process
13
Shibori at a Glance
14
SILK: A DYER'S DREAM
16
How Silk is Made
18
Silkworms and Sericulture
18
Sericin
19
Silk Fabrics
20
Preserving Silk's Properties
22
UNDERSTANDING DYES AND DYEING
24
Dyes and How They Work
26
Dissolving Dyes
26
The Chemical Bond
26
Fastness
27
Dye Sets
27
Dye Processes
29
Choosing the Right Dye
30
Types of Fibers
20
Packaged Dyes
30
Silk Paints
31
Fiber-Reactive Dyes
31
Acid Dyes
32
Natural and Vat Dyes
32
Facilities and Equipment
33
Basic Equipment
33
Specialized Equipment
34
Water Properties
36
THE DYE PROCESS
38
Fabric Preparation
40
Scouring
40
Weighing
41
Wetting Out
41
Using Lanaset Dyes
42
Colors and Characteristics
42
Auxiliaries
44
The Process
44
Using Nyloamine Dyes
49
Auxiliaries
49
The Process
49
Keeping Records
51
FORMULATING DYE COLORS
52
Dye Formulas
54
How to Calculate
54
Other Formats
56
Stock Solutions
57
Preparing Stock Solutions
57
Using Stock Solutions
58
The Munsell System
59
Color Exercises
61
Color and Style
63
DISCHARGE
66
Rewards and Challenges
68
Getting Started
69
Discharge Reagents
70
Discharging with Thiourea Dioxide
71
Immersion Discharging
71
Discharging Poles
72
CREATING RESISTS
74
An Overview
76
Fabric Preparation
77
Dyeing
77
Fold and Clamp
78
Folding
78
Blocks
78
Clamping
78
Spider Webs
82
Japanese Styles
82
Indian and Tibetan Styles
83
Tools
84
Marking and Tying
84
Hand-Stitching
85
Tools
85
Ori-Nui
87
Mokume
87
Linked Semi-Circles
89
Reserving the Background
91
Capping
94
POLE WRAPPING
98
An Overview
100
Bomaki
101
Materials
101
Fitting Fabric on Pole
103
Pushing Fabric on Pole
103
Practical Considerations
104
Arashi
106
An Overview
106
Tools
107
The Process
108
Overdyeing
110
Thoughts on Design
111
SETTING TEXTURE
112
The Setting Process
114
Soaking
114
Steaming
114
Applying Pressure
115
Drying
115
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
118
Variations and Combinations
120
Suggested Reading  
Sources
127
Index
128

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Spider Webs
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Discharging With Thiourea Dioxide Example
Discharging With Thiourea Dioxide Example

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Contemporary American Shibori Example

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