After dyeing the stitched kumo shibori circles, I thought they looked a bit too precise and regular, so I wanted to bind some freehand kumo shibori rings. I prepped two pieces: the first with rows of three rough circles evenly spaced (along with a line of more randomly tied kumo circles) on a fat quarter, and the second with kumo binding close together all over a small piece of fabric. Here's how the fabrics looked after tying:
Do they remind you of sea urchins, or some other watery ocean find?
Here are the final results, after multiple rounds of dipping:
Now that I've seen these raggedy circles, I think I prefer the carefully stitched ones! But the dense clusters in the second piece are sort of fun and remind me of sand dollars.
Do they remind you of sea urchins, or some other watery ocean find?
Here are the final results, after multiple rounds of dipping:
Now that I've seen these raggedy circles, I think I prefer the carefully stitched ones! But the dense clusters in the second piece are sort of fun and remind me of sand dollars.
I agree that I liked the stitched circles from last time better than the first piece here. But, I love the random placement of the second piece!! It is totally exuberant -- fantastic energy, and very appropriate for the more organic shapes. What fun you are having!
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