World Shibori Network

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Arashi-making in Arimatsu, Japan By Tomoko Ferguson Japan Tour 1 participants have completed their 5-day Arashi workshop with Arashi Shibori artist Kaei Hayakawa. Day two of...

https://shibori.org/arashi-making-in-arimatsu-japan/

To celebrate their 35th anniversary, Japan’s Shibori Community mounted a major exhibition at the main temple Kongobuji on Mount Koya (Koya-san) 14 – 19 October, 2019. WSN’s Shibori MINI, wh...

https://shibori.org/shibori-exhibitions-mt-koya/

Two small scraps of fabric, thick cardboard, a coin, and sewing materials are all it takes to create your own personalized thimble pad. I first saw this type of thimble

https://shibori.org/erics-expanding-toolset-thimble-pad-making/

I first began experimenting with textiles and sewing in my last year of college. Until then the only things I had ever sewn were pre-made patches on the knees of

https://shibori.org/erics-expanding-toolset-hand-stitching-skeins/

By Eva-Maria (Reposted blog she wrote for Surface Design Association, 9 December, 2020) Slow Fiber Studios in Berkeley, California continues their mission bridging our interconnected conversation...

https://shibori.org/ana-lisa-hedstrom-and-yoshiko-iwamoto-wada-traverse-history-and-the-world-talking-about-shibori/

By Eva-Maria (Reposted blog she wrote for Surface Design Association, 8 January, 2021) This month, Conversations with Cloth, debuted Episode 3: Itajime Shibori/Clamp-Resist, hosted by Yoshiko Iw...

https://shibori.org/ana-lisa-hedstrom-and-yoshiko-iwamoto-wada-continue-conversations-with-cloth-itajime-shibori/

By Eva-Maria Spampinato (Reposted blog she wrote for Surface Design Association, on 20 January, 2021) Episode 4, Exporting Shibori from Arimatsu to Africa, Machine Sewn-Resist and Complex Substra...

https://shibori.org/conversations-with-cloth-kikai-sekka-shibori-arimatsu-to-africa-with-ana-lisa-hedstrom-and-yoshiko-iwamoto-wada/

Ciao!! My name is Eva-Maria Spampinato. I am long overdue to introduce myself to you all. Over two years ago, I joined the World Shibori Network (WSN) and the affiliate

https://shibori.org/transmission-of-knowledge-colors/

By Eva-Maria Spampinato (Reposted blog she wrote for Surface Design Association, on 10 March, 2021) Slow Fiber Studios is returning with Conversations with Cloth online program, Series TWO. Conn...

https://shibori.org/conversations-with-cloth-shibori-connecting-the-world/

By Eva-Maria Spampinato   (Reposted blog she wrote for Surface Design Association, on 21 April, 2021)   Stepping out of their comfort zone and experiences with Japanese shibori, Yoshiko Iwamot...

https://shibori.org/conversations-with-cloth-shibori-in-africa/