(76) 2014 - shibori panels -

Last week I helped the boys art teacher to make some big shibory panels with a couple of year 3 (8yrs old).

We explained the 'theory' to somewhat sceptical faces, but when the marbles and elastic bands came out they were game!

 

I love how free and willing young kids are.  Shibory? Japanese you're saying? Whatever, bring it on.  Tyeing fabric? Sure, why not.  I have no idea what's going to happen but I'm game.

We used Dylon cold water dyes and although the colour are a little more subdued that we'd wanted them to be... the results are great.  (a vinegar bath after dyeing helped set the colours)

This blue one looks like a tank of jellyfish I think.

while the pink one is marshmellows, and the green one a field of flowers...

Anyway, I just thought I showed you.  It's great fun, it's easy - all you need is a bucket of warm water, salt and a packet of dye and white vinegar for setting -  I think it would be a great activity for the summer.

The panels will hang in school, but I think they'd make gorgeous table runners, or place mats, or napkins... or a really hippy quilt/picnic blanket....

Mmmmmhhh.

Food for thought!

Comments

[Sue]

I love dying things and these look so pretty. I think Katie might like to do this, she could make a skirt.

[driftwood]

I am thinking of throwing an end of year party for my daughter and her friends, I think tshirt dyeing could be just the thing I need for it!

[CJ]

Brilliant, I know mine would love doing this. It would make a good teepee I think.

[Pamela]

I was already thinking the backing fabric for a quilt and then you wrote it!

[Amy at love made my home]

You are definitely right about the blue panel, it does look just like a sea of jellyfish! xx

[Bonnie]

Hi. Can I ask a very basic question? What sort of material can you use? Was thinking of buying a cheap white quilt set and allowing my boys to dye it for their beds but does it have to be cotton or is a mix ok?