Abilementa,Vicenza Italia

Abilementa,Vicenza Italia

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Shibori-The illustrious Textile Art

  Patricia, specialises in the textile art of Shibori - the Japanese name for ancient resist dyeing and manipulating fabric .The video demonstating the techniques of Shibori ,with the exquisite intricacy of Japanese craftsmanship continuing today in Arimatsu ,have been adapted by Patricia into contemporary wearables.She is a member of the World Shibori network WSN (www.shibori.org) whose aim is to preserve and promote this endangered textile heritage .
The upcoming WSN conference held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic in December is detailed on the Shibori website.