Shibori and natural dyeing

This is what I love and have been teaching and doing a lot of for the last few months, so I thought I'd post some photos on my blog, even though it's not part of my OCA course.

The photos below show fabrics dyed using Arashi shibori - pole wrapping shibori.

These two were dyed in a rust bath. The print and colour evokes rivulets and moving water.

This one below was first dyed in an apple twig bath, and then in an onion skin bath. I haven't ironed it out, enjoying the texture created.

The patterned created is less detailed when using wool. (I used an old, cream, woollen blanket). Since the fabric concertinas less as it's pushed down the pole, the marks made are thicker. The pieces evoke branches and twigs. I have stitched into one of them, and am making a bag with it.