Today I wove up the katazome-d warps. They still need a final round of dyeing, but here is what they look like now:
These are nowhere near done. Tomorrow I will mix up some acid dyes and paint on dyes in appropriate places. I’m not going to use stencils because the length of the motifs isn’t precise – I’d have to cut a new stencil for each sample! Instead, I’m going to thicken the dyes and paint them on. Once that’s done and “set” in the steamer, I’ll go back with a fine paint brush and fabric paint, and paint in details. “Labor-intensive” doesn’t even begin to cover this! but hopefully the results will be worth it.
I can’t wait to see this finished!! Despite the blurred imagery and technical problems, I think this process has a LOT of potential.
Share this post!
Discover more from Tien Chiu
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Hi Tien,
Do you know this woman’s work? It is amazing.
http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/048_fuyuko_matsubara_12.html
No! I had not seen it, and you’re right – it’s amazing. And in the same direction, just infinitely more complex! Thank you for sharing it.
These are wonderful! I’m planning to try katazome, but the idea of doing a warp hadn’t occurred to me – it certainly does have great potential. Just love your samples.
These are wonderful! I particularly like #1 and #4, with their strong contrasts.
Please tell me you didn’t rethread and weave these all in one day!
Actually I wove them all on the same threading (and didn’t need to rethread) – a 24-shaft straight draw. Amazing what you can do with that threading!
And it was only six feet long, which made it a breeze to weave off in a single day (even working)!