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Handwoven Textiles by Barbara Lyons Pickel
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Indigo, shibori, katazome, kumihimo. These are a few of the words that began to have meaning shortly after I arrived at Bryan Whitehead's farmhouse in Fujino, Japan. I returned home with many lovely samples of these techniques, and a strong interest in learning more. After indigo, dyeing fibers with natural dyes such as onion skins, madder and cutch seemed like a logical next step.
Indigo dyed, stenciled, hand sewn work jackets made at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop
Indigo dyed, stenciled, hand sewn work jackets made at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop
Lining of hanten jacket indigo dyed in mokume shibori pattern
Lining of hanten jacket indigo dyed in mokume shibori pattern
Vintage French linen sheet before indigo dyeing.
Detail of quilt made with fabrics found at Japanese flea markets in Kyoto
Quilt made from fabric found at Japanese flea markets in Kyoto
Scraps of indigo and kakishibu dyed fabrics pieced and stitched
Fabric dyed at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop course
Linen dyed with indigo using handcut stencil and rice paste resist
Fabric dyed using handcut stencil, rice paste resist and indigo
Dyed at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop course
Dyed at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop course
Handsewn cloth for mokume (wood grain) shibori
Handsewn cloth for mokume (wood grain) shibori
Fabric woven with hand dyed indigo linen
Fabric woven with indigo dyed linen yarn
From 2 day workshop with Steph Rue on East Asian stab binding techniques
Woven on a Japanese marudi with eight bobbins
Dyed with hisbiscus flowers, onion skin, madder and cutch powder
Blanket woven from hand spun wool dyed with natural dyes