Woodgrain and mountain path on silk viscose and linen.

Fabrics compared, linen and silk viscose satin. I like how differently the dye spreads on the cloth depending on the fibre it is made from.

The previous post is before and after photos. These ones are front and back.

Since breaking up for the holidays I've been trying out a few basic shibori techniques on linen and silk viscose satin. I used my indigo vat to dye them and I love the way it dyes. Most dying processes seem a little magic to me, but I've not used indigo before, and it has a special quality that I'd not realised previously. 

And then this weekend I have been at an inspiring shibori workshop at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, with Michele Griffiths http://www.shibori.co.uk/index.html learning some shibori history and culture, and techniques for getting texture into fabric, which I'm hoping I will be able to use in the very near future.