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More shiboris

A fun shooting on the stone stairs of our place in Vaison-la-Romaine, in the heart of the medieval town, where I open the showroom upon appointment. All photos are linked to their respective product or category By the pool at La Baye des Anges where I dye the linen fabric for the pool loungers and the table runners for the pool dining area Also at La Baye des Anges, a set of placemats that turned out to be an instant hit for our epicurean friends While in the garden, the day bed is pilled up high with the latest in antique hemp and linen cushions at the Atelier inauguration

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Back from Tokushima

In Septembre 2019, along with a group of fellow natural dyers conducted by Leaf organisation (now Tinctoria), we had the incredible chance to attend a 10 day class at Buaisou where along with putting together a Sukumo based indigo vat, we also practised several traditional Japanese techniques to create patterns. The result of this, was over the next year, a mountain of cushions and table runners in many different patterns of indigo shibori. All photos are linked to their respective product or category

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Block printing

El block print es una técnica utilizada para crear patrones mediante el estampado de timbres de madera. Los timbres están previamente impregnados ya sea con mordiente concentrado, o con ácido suave que borra el mordiente preexistente en la tela. Esto crea un contraste positivo o negativo una vez expuesto al pigmento. Es un poco complicado porque la impresión sólo se revela mucho más tarde en el proceso, después de que el tinte se ha aplicado. Los timbres de madera que utilizo para la impresión en bloques provienen de una variedad de fuentes y países. De hecho, he sido dueña de muchos de ellos antes de ser iniciada a las alegrías de los tintes naturales: como objetos hablan de una artesanía que me encanta Un amiga ha traído algunos…

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Arimatsu Shibori, from tradition to innovation

Was very lucky to attend a workshop with Kuno Hiroaki organised by Couleur Garance. His enthusiasm about traditional indigo shibori and the way he envisions it’s transposition into a XXIe century sustainable and modern production is very inspiring. We trained in Te-Kumo shibori, and realised the unbelievable amount of work needed to create the patterns by this tying method onto a large (or long) piece of fabric… Kuno brought with him some very ancient textiles, some of them created with forgotten shibori techniques that made then real treasures! Endless inspiration…

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