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A section of kumo shibori (spider shibori) dyed with indigo, next to kumo shibori that has not been dyed yet. Shibori (しぼり/絞り, from the verb root shiboru – "to wring, squeeze or press" [1]: 7 ) is a Japanese manual tie-dyeing technique, which produces a number of different patterns on fabric.
Tsujigahana is a variety of kimono created by the technique of shibori. The extravagant patterns were rather more picturesque and it was more eye-catching than other ordinary kinds of kimono. Tsujigahana technique is in a shroud of mystery as it is not clearly known who invented it or why it was called Tsujigahana.
Obi-age can be plain-dyed silk, but are often decorated with shibori tie-dyeing; for maiko, obi-age are only ever red with a gold or silver foil design. Obidome A decorative fastening accessory piece, strung onto the obijime.
It can be tied in a variety of different ways, and is commonly dyed using the shibori – typically the kanoko shibori – dye technique. Obidome (帯留, "sash clip") [25] is a small, decorative brooch fastened onto the obijime at the front, commonly made from precious metals and gemstones.
Shibori is a form of tie-dye which originated in Japan, and has been practiced there since the 8th century. Shibori includes several labor-intensive resist techniques which include stitching elaborate patterns and tightly gathering the stitching before dyeing, forming intricate designs for kimono, obi and other accessories and garments.
Techniques such as resist-dyeing are commonly used. These techniques range from intricate shibori tie-dye to rice paste resist-dyeing (yūzen etc.). Though other forms of resist, such as wax-resist dye techniques, are also seen in kimono, forms of shibori and yūzen are the most commonly seen. [citation needed]
Within an area of dye, the brush can be used to apply ombré gradients [3] (bokashi-zome, [3] "ombré-dyeing"). [ citation needed ] Mushi , a step where the fabric is steamed at 80 °C (176 °F) for around 20–40 minutes, may be applied at this stage to set the colours, [ 4 ] or steaming may be omitted until after the background is dyed. [ 3 ]
Itchiku Kubota Art Museum, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi. Itchiku Kubota (久保田 一竹, Kubota Itchiku) (1917–2003) was a Japanese textile artist. He was most famous for reviving and in part reinventing an otherwise lost late 15th- to early 16th-century textile dye technique known as tsujigahana (lit. "flowers at the crossroads"), which became the main focus for much of his life's work.