Wool

Eco-printing and shibori dyeing on wool

July 2, 2019

Shibori is a Japanese dyeing technique, where you fold or tie up the fabric in order to create resists. Then you submerge the fabric in dye. The resist area stays plain, while the exposed area picks up the dye. This produces a pattern. By placing leaves inside the areas of resist, you can get organic […]

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Shibori eco-printing on wool

December 10, 2018

I’ve had plenty of luck lately finding lovely second-hand woollens to dye. Although cotton is my favourite for eco-printing, it is always a nice treat to use wool for a change. It gives such different results, especially when using eucalyptus leaves. My favourite method for eco-printing on wool is to fold up the garment into

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