Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Arashi Shibori Cloak


Initial sketch for fabric dye intention

PVC poles wrapped with fabric and twine - finger bleed bigtime! I learned this technique from Adrienne Sack, my Shibori mentor!
After a boiling bath in purplish navy dye, the beast comes out:

this material has its own intent. So I flexed to it.
Winning the argument with my sewing machine


A couple of simple silk covered hooks under the arms for sleeves


And finally... modeled by Anita Ragusa at the Cooper Union Donor dinner:

1 comment:

tigerstolilies said...

you're such a goddess! i swear!! thanks for sharing the process behind the magic ;) xo