Turmeric Dyed Shibori Bunting

Turmeric Dyed Shibori Bunting

Craft Project, Nature Art, Nature Art Materials, Summer, Summer Solstice
I am not a huge bunting person generally, but our summer nature table needed more sunny yellow. At the same time i had been meaning to make some non-indigo shibori forever. Shibori is a Japanese dying technique that is the great grandparent of tie dye. (It was introduced in Japan about 1300 years ago.) Most often used with indigo dye, fabric is folded or bound so that only the edges take dye which creates beautiful patterns. It was a favorite way to refresh old or damaged clothing. I especially like the triangle fold method, the result is almost sun like! While it may seem intimidating, the folding process is quite straightforward and easy to do. Turmeric as a dye is the brightest sunniest yellow with a tinge of orange. Like…
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