HANDWOVEN COMMERCIAL COTTON
RESISTED AND VAT-DYED IN AKANE –
JAPANESE MADDER (Rubia akane)
MORIOKA, IWATE PREFECTURE, EARLY 20C
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I am a crafter and a quilter and a historian. This blog features craft stuff I found online. I post things that appeal to me, that might spark an idea in me, instructional how-tos and images that celebrate the international of of craft.
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Rainbow Journals (with a page for each day of the year) byGail Stiffe
Handmade, hand-dyed paper. Four books in a box, one book for each season. Hand bound with innovative stitching. View more here.
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Chicks with Attitude photo by Lisa Ullmer
(These are my quilt guild’s fundraiser)
stunning madder dyed shibori. Now I am curious about the 1950’s / 1930’s movies and posters mentioned by tsmskimonoyokubo.
http://narablog.com/2011/05/06/nambu-akane-shibori-futongawa/
NAMBU AKANE SHIBORI FUTONGAWA
南部茜染め絞り布団次皮This is by far on of my more favorite “traditional” Japanese patterns. It’s quite common through out Japanese prints, but even more common is it’s appearance in 1950s-1930s movies (and movie posters)! It is typically in red, but i have seen this pattern in blue and other colors. - TSM
Beautiful shibori cushions made by Graham Keegan who has an Etsy shop and an inspiring blog that is well worth exploring!
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PENNY RUG (1999): Felted wool made from recycled sweaters, vintage buttons, wool thread; 16.5” x 15.5”. Sold.
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From indigo seed to cloth, the transformation of cotton cloth dyed with indigo using the shibori (tye-die) technique in Benin.
Image courtesy of Birgitta De Vos for Handeye Magazine.
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