Owl & Drum's Sew Very Modern — fabric dyeing workshop

Shibori Dyeing with House Sparrow Fine Nesting

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Shibori Dyeing with House Sparrow Fine Nesting

This past weekend Owl & Drum co-hosted a Shibori Dyeing Workshop with textile artist Natasha Ball of House Sparrow Fine Nesting. Held in Natasha's workshop, we learned about the ancient Japanese techniques of Shibori dyeing.  With Shibori dyeing, the fabric is either twisted, folded, tied or bunched and then dyed with indigo dye. It is so satisfying and intriguing to do! Once you unravel or un-tie your fabric, the pattern that is created is both unique and a one-of-a-kind design. Enjoy the pictures - and we hope you will join us for our next dyeing workshop next month at 1 p.m....

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