March 19, week 9

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1. distribute materials for independent Shibori sample (due: March 24) and independent zipper pouch sample (due: April 2).  All instructional videos necessary to complete these samples can be found in Technical Learning: Samplers.  Students will watch the following videos before March 24, as there will be a quiz. Class meets in the Dye Lab on Monday, March 24.

Examples of previous students’ Banners and Quilts projects are now on the class website here.

Resist Dyeing Throughout the World, Videos to Watch
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

2. quilt binding and other edge finishing options
resources for finishing the edge of quilts and banners can be found here