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Shibori
Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada
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Description for Shibori
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Potential for creating designs in textiles can be seen even in the physical properties of cloth. The simple fact that cloth tightly compressed into wrinkles or folds resists the penetration of dye is an opportunity-an opportunity to let the pliancy of textiles speak in making designs and patterns. People around the world have recognized this opportunity, producing resist designs in textiles by shaping and then securing cloth in various ways before dyeing. Yet in no other country has the creative potential of this basic principle been understood and applied as it has in
Potential for creating designs in textiles can be seen even in the physical properties of cloth. The simple fact that cloth tightly compressed into wrinkles or folds resists the penetration of dye is an opportunity-an opportunity to let the pliancy of textiles speak in making designs and patterns. People around the world have recognized this opportunity, producing resist designs in textiles by shaping and then securing cloth in various ways before dyeing. Yet in no other country has the creative potential of this basic principle been understood and applied as it has in
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
1325 g
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568363967
SKU
V9781568363967
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada
An artist, author, exhibition curator, textile researcher, and film producer, Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada has long been a proponent of traditional and sustainable practices in fashion and textile production. She travels throughout the world giving lectures and workshops. Wada is the President of the World Shibori Network and founder of the Slow Fiber Studio in California. Mary Kellogg was a leading ... Read more
Reviews for Shibori
"This excellent book on all aspects of Japanese tie-dye has been so influential worldwide that ‘shibori’ has actually become the term for this field."—Jack Lenor Larsen "This beautiful book is a classic within the field of textile literature. The information it contains—with clearly written text and wonderful illustrations—has been so useful to artists, students and scholars since ... Read more