Woolfest England

Cumbria, Cockermouth England

Nabori Silk Dyeing Day 1

Brief lecture on the history of binding and tying.  Moving on to explaining Redding Method approach to protein dyes on silk and the way they interact.  Beginning folding techniques plus […]

Nabori Silk Dyeing Day 2

Brief lecture on Shibori type of techniques and options.  Discussing layering, binding, stitching, puckering vs folding and what to expect.  The last part of class is showing the dyeing in […]

Nabori Silk Dyeing Day 3

Brief lecture on Tie dye et al...  Students will learn how to bind in a more traditional tie dye fashion. There are ways to recreate shapes by scrunching, fold silk […]