Shibori Tie-dye 絞り
Shibori (shaped-resist dyeing) is a historic Japanese craft that involves elaborate stitching before the fabric is dyed, often with natural plant-based dyes such as indigo.
The numerous different techniques of shibori sees the artisan draw up portions of cloth and tie each shape with cotton thread, sometimes a metal hook, wooden pole or shorter dowel is used to tie and bind the cloth.
Each technique produces a different shape and motif; arashi shibori, miura shibori, boshi shibori and kumo shibori are some of the most well-known methods.
GoodsFromJapan's shibori products come from Arimatsu in Aichi Prefecture, which is Japan's leading production center of shibori tie-dye and has been since the 17th century, since Takeda Shokuro, a native of Kyushu, moved to the Arimatsu area in south-east Nagoya as a worker employed building nearby Nagoya Castle.
Choose from our shibori handkerchiefs, shibori noren, and shibori tablecloths.
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