Shibori Dyeing

We went to a Shibori Museum in Kyoto.

Before dyeing, we had to choose a design

and choose two colours.

The fabric is clamped, dipped in the first colour, re-clamped with different shaped press and dipped in the second colour.  The museum folk supervised this dipping closely - it is hot water.

Then the big reveal!

There were thirteen different very different results.  Even those of us who had chosen the same design had very different results.  When we were looking at the museum and the shop, they dried our efforts and wrapped them beautifully in cellophane.  This is mine.  You would almost pay money for it!