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WHAT IS SHIBORI?
"Shibori is the Japanese word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping
cloth and securing it before dyeing. The word comes from the verb root Shiboru, "to
wring, squeeze, press." Although shibori is used to designate a particular group of
resist-dyed textiles, the verb root of the word emphasizes the action performed on
cloth, the process of manipulating fabric. Rather than treating cloth as a
two-dimensional surface, with shibori it is given a three-dimensional form by folding,
crumpling, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and twisting. Cloth shaped by these methods is
secured in a number of ways, such as binding and knotting. It is the pliancy of a textile
and its potential for creating a multitude of shape-resisted designs that the Japanese
concept of shibori recognizes and explores. The shibori family of techniques includes
numerous resist processes practiced throughout the world. Shibori is the Japanese word
for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before
dyeing. The word comes from the verb root Shiboru, "to wring, squeeze, press." Although
shibori is used to designate a particular group of resist-dyed textiles, the verb root of
the word emphasizes the action performed on cloth, the process of manipulating fabric.
Rather than treating cloth as a two-dimensional surface, with shibori it is given a
three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and
twisting. Cloth shaped by these methods is secured in a number of ways, such as binding
and knotting. It is the pliancy of a textile and its potential for creating a multitude of
shape-resisted designs that the Japanese concept of shibori recognizes and explores.
The shibori family of techniques includes numerous resist processes practiced
throughout the world."
From the Book: "Shibori - The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing" by Yoshiko Iwamoto
Wada, Mary Kellogg and Jane Barton
"Shibori is the Japanese word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping
cloth and securing it before dyeing. The word comes from the verb root Shiboru, "to
wring, squeeze, press." Although shibori is used to designate a particular group of
resist-dyed textiles, the verb root of the word emphasizes the action performed on
cloth, the process of manipulating fabric. Rather than treating cloth as a
two-dimensional surface, with shibori it is given a three-dimensional form by folding,
crumpling, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and twisting. Cloth shaped by these methods is
secured in a number of ways, such as binding and knotting. It is the pliancy of a textile
and its potential for creating a multitude of shape-resisted designs that the Japanese
concept of shibori recognizes and explores. The shibori family of techniques includes
numerous resist processes practiced throughout the world. Shibori is the Japanese word
for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before
dyeing. The word comes from the verb root Shiboru, "to wring, squeeze, press." Although
shibori is used to designate a particular group of resist-dyed textiles, the verb root of
the word emphasizes the action performed on cloth, the process of manipulating fabric.
Rather than treating cloth as a two-dimensional surface, with shibori it is given a
three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and
twisting. Cloth shaped by these methods is secured in a number of ways, such as binding
and knotting. It is the pliancy of a textile and its potential for creating a multitude of
shape-resisted designs that the Japanese concept of shibori recognizes and explores.
The shibori family of techniques includes numerous resist processes practiced
throughout the world."
From the Book: "Shibori - The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing" by Yoshiko Iwamoto
Wada, Mary Kellogg and Jane Barton