Silk Dyeing Workshop with Shibori

In this 2-hour workshop, I’ll start by talking about the different types of silk, the materials used to paint or dye it, and the various silk-painting techniques.

Then we’ll dye a 55×55 cm pongee silk neck scarf using the Japanese Shibori technique.

Shibori means “tying” in Japanese, and it involves blocking dye in certain areas of a fabric using knots (Suji Shibori), pressure (Itajime Shibori), or stitching (Nui Shibori).

I’ll demonstrate the technique, and each participant will dye their own scarf after choosing the dye colours. At the end of the workshop, we’ll unfold the scarves to see the results, but we’ll leave them at the studio to be set in a steamer. We’ll have a snack and take photos with the dyed scarves.

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