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 Indigo, shibori, katazome, kumihimo.  These are a few of the words that began to have meaning shortly after I arrived at Bryan Whitehead's farmhouse in Fujino, Japan.  I returned home with many lovely samples of these techniques, and a strong interest in learning more. After indigo, dyeing fibers with natural dyes such as onion skins, madder and cutch seemed like a logical next step.

Hand sewn Japanese hanten jackets
Hand sewn Japanese hanten jackets
Indigo dyed, stenciled, hand sewn work jackets made at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop
Hand sewn Japanese hanten jacket
Hand sewn Japanese hanten jacket
Indigo dyed, stenciled, hand sewn work jackets made at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop
Hand sewn Japanese hanten jackets
Hand sewn Japanese hanten jackets
Indigo dyed, stenciled, hand sewn work jackets made at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop
Lining - Japanese hanten jacket
Lining - Japanese hanten jacket
Lining of hanten jacket indigo dyed in mokume shibori pattern
Lining - Japanese hanten jacket
Lining - Japanese hanten jacket
Lining of hanten jacket indigo dyed in mokume shibori pattern
Vintage handwoven sheet
Vintage handwoven sheet
Vintage French linen sheet before indigo dyeing.
Indigo dyed crest
Indigo dyed crest
Linen dyed with indigo using handcut stencil and rice paste resist
Handcut stencil
Handcut stencil
Indigo dyed fabric
Indigo dyed fabric
Fabric dyed using handcut stencil, rice paste resist and indigo
Boro scarf
Boro scarf
Scraps of indigo and kakishibu dyed fabrics pieced and stitched
Indigo quilt
Indigo quilt
Fabric dyed at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop course
Indigo dyed shibori
Indigo dyed shibori
Dyed at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop course
Mokume shibori
Mokume shibori
Dyed at Bryan Whitehead's Japanese Textile Workshop course
Mokume shibori preparation
Mokume shibori preparation
Handsewn cloth for mokume (wood grain) shibori
Mokume shibori preparation
Mokume shibori preparation
Handsewn cloth for mokume (wood grain) shibori
Hand dyed linen
Hand dyed linen
Fabric woven with hand dyed indigo linen
Hand dyed linen
Hand dyed linen
Fabric woven with indigo dyed linen yarn
Stab binding and case
Stab binding and case
From 2 day workshop with Steph Rue on East Asian stab binding techniques
Kumihimo braids
Kumihimo braids
Woven on a Japanese marudi with eight bobbins
Hand spun, hand dyed yarn
Hand spun, hand dyed yarn
Dyed with hisbiscus flowers, onion skin, madder and cutch powder
Hand dyed, hand woven blanket
Hand dyed, hand woven blanket
Blanket woven from hand spun wool dyed with natural dyes
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