Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing - Image 1

£32.73

Kodansha Comics Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing

Name: Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing
Brand: Kodansha Comics
Price: 32.73 GBP
Availability: InStock

Black

Textile Arts

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 1 month ago.

£33 today · all-time low £32 (May 2026) · usually the usual

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 60 days • 60 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 60 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £33 (31 days, 51.7%)

Price range: £32 - £33

Price levels: 2 different prices over 60 days

Description

Potential for creating designs in textiles can be seen even in the physical properties of cloth. The simple fact that cloth tightly compressed into wrinkles or folds resists the penetration of dye is an opportunity-an opportunity to let the pliancy of textiles speak in making designs and patterns. People around the world have recognized this opportunity, producing resist designs in textiles by shaping and then securing cloth in various ways before dyeing. Yet in no other country has the creative potential of this basic principle been understood and applied as it has in Japan. Here, in fact, it has been expanded into a whole family of traditional resist techniques, involving first shaping the cloth by plucking, pinching, twisting, stitching, folding, pleating, and wrapping it, and then securing the shapes thus made by binding, looping, knotting, clamping, and the like. This entire family of techniques is called shibori. Designs created with shibori processes all share a softness of outline and spontaneity of effect. Spontaneity is shibori's special magic, made possible by exploiting the beauty of the fortuitous things that happen when dye enters shaped cloth. Usually it is in response to the fact that a craft is being lost that the need for preserving and documenting it arises. The motivation behind this book is no exception, but the authors have gone far beyond simple documentation. Extensive research and experimentation have led to the revival here of shibori techniques that were once well known but have now been largely forgotten in Japan. In addition to more conventional techniques, the work of contemporary fiber artists in Japan and abroad in shibori textile art and wearable art is presented, to suggest the extent of the creative innovation possible. The 104 color and 298 black-and-white plates include a photographic Gallery of Shibori Examples, based on Japan's largest collection of traditional shibori fabrics. Included also are a detailed guide to basic natural dyes used in Japan, the making and care of an indigo vat, and a list of suppliers in North America, as well as a glossary and bibliography. Now available in paperback, this full documentation of one of the world's most inventive and exciting dyeing techniques continues as a classic in the textile field.

Key Features

New Store Stock

Product Specifications

Brand: Kodansha Comics
Colour: Black
Format: paperback
ASIN: 1568363966
Category: Books > Subjects > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts > Needlework & Fabrics > Textile Arts
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 26 April 2012
Listed Since: 09 December 2011

Barcode

No barcode data available

Kodansha Comics Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 1 month ago.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results

Natural Dyes

An Introduction to Textile Coloration: Principles and Practice (SDC-Society of Dyers and Colourists)

Natural Dyes for Textiles: Sources, Chemistry and Applications (The Textile Institute Book Series)

Rit All-Purpose Liquid Dye - Charcoal Grey, 8 oz

Physico-chemical Aspects of Textile Coloration (SDC-Society of Dyers and Colourists)

Natural Dyes for Sustainable Textiles (The Textile Institute Book Series)

Textiles and Environment (Woodhead Publishing India in Textiles)

Textiles of Japan: The Thomas Murray Collection

Woodhead Handbook of Textile and Industrial Dyeing Vol 2

Wiley Frontiers of Textile Materials - Advanced Polymer Science

Textile Dyes and Pigments: A Green Chemistry Approach

Handbook of Textile and Industrial Dyeing: Principles, Processes and Types of Dyes (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

Dyeing Wool: 20 Techniques, Beginner to Advanced

Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Textile Dyeing and Finishing

Textile Dyes (Woodhead Publishing India in Textiles)

Rit Liquid Dye Dark Green 8 oz - Fabric and Craft Dye 8-35

Bright Colours from the Past: The History, Chemistry, Characterisation and Application of Synthetic Dyes Between 1856 and 1914 (Cultural Heritage Science)

Impact of Textile Dyes on Public Health and the Environment (Advances in Human Services and Public Health (AHSPH))

New Trends in Natural Dyes for Textiles (The Textile Institute Book Series)

Colour Design: Theories and Applications (The Textile Institute Book Series)

Dye Pollution from Textile Industry: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development (SDGs and Textiles)

Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters (Environmental Science and Engineering)

Japanese Ikat Weaving: The Techniques of Kasuri (Routledge Revivals)