Shibori-Tutorial

1/16 Mark out the zones to be tied with a washable pen

2/16 Pass a needle with a basting thread through a square of cotton

3/16 Sew along the line you have drawn

4/16 When finished, pull the thread and gather the fabric

5/16 Pick the needle through a second square of cotton

6/16 Pull as tight as possible and make a knot

7/16 Then hang the t-shirt onto a hook

8/16 pull the fabric with one hand and ring a thick thread of cotton around with the other

9/16 Wind it tight towards you

10/16 Tie a knot when finished

11/16 Dip the t-shirt in water

12/16 Prepare the dying color in hot salted water

13/16 Dip the t-shirt into the colored solution

14/16 After few minutes, dip it into a fixative solution

15/16 Take out the threads

16/16 All the wet cotton hidden into the folds will remain white so that you obtain a unique shibori pattern