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TRADITIONAL SLOW STITCH: INDIGO SHIBORI AND BORO | CAROL ANNE GROTRIAN - JULY 29 - AUGUST 2, 2019
Traditional Slow Stitch: Indigo Shibori and Boro
If you love the idea of slow stitching, come experience two age-old Japanese traditions of hand sewing in this five-day workshop. Create new indigo-dyed cloth with shibori, where stitches are sewn, gathered and dyed. Designs are revealed as the sewing is removed. Thanks to centuries of experimentation, there are seemingly endless variations to try.
Then turn to boro, a tradition of patching and mending, born of a need to revive worn, once precious, fabrics. Created by layering a variety of existing fabrics, our boro textiles will include the shibori dyed in class. Usually densely hand-stitched, boro has been called “country sashiko.”
Though shibori and boro both rely on, but are not limited to, simple running stitches, the results are elegant and complex. It’s optional to quilt the layers with batting. Students at all levels are welcome.
Pro Chemical & Dye, Fall River, MA. | July 30-August 2
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