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John’s Art-Pick of the Week: Fish
This past August I had an especially nice group of people assembled in my studio to learn katazome. As a demonstration piece, I dyed the panel below and surprised myself with how well it turned out! I was asked to … Continue reading
Posted in John's Art - Pick of the Week
Tagged くさき, くさきぞめ, そめもの, びんがた, bingata .collect, 紅型, 絵模様, DVD, 草木, 草木染め, fabric, Felicitations, fish, fusenori, Japan, Japanese, John Marshall, katazome, kimono, kusaki, kusakizome, mochiko, mulberry paper, natural dye, natural dyes, nuka, Oboro, oborobingata, paste, paste resist, pigment, plant dye, plant dyes, silk, stencil, textile, traditional Japanese, 型染め, 天然染料, 小紋, 小紋糠, 朧, 朧紅型, 染め物, 沖繩, 渋紙, 伏糊
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Textile of the Week: Chuusen (注染) 201114
As a dyer, I have my own preferred techniques, but I have always been fascinated by how the creative human mind has been able to come up with such a wide variety of methods to pattern cloth. Chuusen is one … Continue reading
Posted in Textile of the Week, Traditional Techniques
Tagged chusen, Chuusen, debabera, Japanese, John Marshall, katagami, katazome, paste, paste resist, sarashi, shibugami, Tanabata, tenugui, traditional, vacuum pump, vacuum table, wooden spatula, Yukata, 注染
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Treasures from John’s Collection: Tenugui 手ぬぐい
Isn’t it interesting how something one person will dismiss without a glance, another person will see as a rare treasure? Tenugui often fall into this category. The word tenugui (手ぬぐい) means hand wipe. And that is what they are. They … Continue reading
Posted in Treasures from John's Collection
Tagged bunraku, bunraku doll, head gear, headgear, John Marshall, silk screen, tenugui, vacuum, 手ぬぐい
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Traditional Techniques: 絡み織り Karamiori
Karamiori (絡織り•搦み織り) Karamiori (絡織り•搦み織り), the tangling of threads to create nets and gauze-like fabrics, is a very old and highly respected form of textile production. Believed to have first been introduced to Japan from the mainland during the Nara Period … Continue reading
Posted in Textile of the Week, Traditional Japanese Textiles, Traditional Techniques
Tagged Andean Ra, Andes, bruise, 紗, 絡み, 絹, 羅, 羅織り, double weave, 金襴, 高級二重本紗, 路, John Marshall, karami, karamiori, kinran, moiré, natural dyes, ra, ra ori, sha, silk, wave, 奈良時代, 搦み織り
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