Here's what happened next with the homework pieces from day 1, and the results after dyeing on day 2. All the stitching was pulled really tight to gather up the fabric and knotted off. The top picture is a scarf with Mokume Shibori, or stitched wood grain.
The piece above is called Orinui, which means undulating lines. This is the wavy stitched piece from yesterday. The one below is Karamatsu which is a Japanese larch and gives a circular effect. The stitching is 3 concentric arcs to make each patterned circle.
This is what they look like after dyeing and removing the stitching.
This is one half of the scarf, dyed in scarlet red.
The Orinui was originally yellow and overdyed in scarlet red.
The larch was originally rust orange, overdyed in brazil nut.
Another technique we learned on day 2 was clamping. The fabric is first folded and then wooden shapes are placed on the outsides (and in between in this case because there are 3 pieces of fabric) and held in place with clamps. The dye comes in contact with the exposed fabric while the shapes act as a resist to prevent the dye from penetrating.
This is one of the pieces from the clamping resist, dyed in kingfisher blue.
Come back tomorrow for the final reveal!
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