October 29, week 9

Fabrics in the cardboard boxes in the Sewing Lab were donated by Appalachian_Mogul (Instagram).  Please check out Sohani’s textile work!

Weaving Critique Day
meeting in Studio A

Resist Dyeing Throughout the World, Videos to Watch (quiz October 31)
Natural Resist Dye in China
Tie Dyeing with Bai People
Japanese Tie Dyeing in Arimatsu 
The Art of Japanese Shibori
Tekumo Shibori
Step-by-Step Process for Making Batik
West African Textiles (an overview of textile traditions throughout Africa with many examples of resit dyeing fabrics)
Making Adire Cloth
How to make West African mudcloth (Bogolan)
Batik Block Printed Process Malaysia
Making Batik Fabric in Ghana
African Wax Print
Resist Block Printing and Indigo Dyeing in Europe