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ITAJIME SHIBORI Instruction INDIGO DYEING

ITAJIME SHIBORI Instruction INDIGO DYEING

Examples of patterns created with "Itajime" methods
Three different patterns created with Itajime.

This technique can be best understood if you imagine a combination of origami and dyeing.  Although this method creates geometric pattern, the pattern looks quite organic with soft edges and rich coloring. And once you get hang of it, you realize there are endless possibility in the variations of patterns.
  Itajime method can be...