Shibori 

Finally started to group my prints and I can confidently say I need to stop with the shibori! 

Through out the last couple of months I have been working on various surface textures such as wool, silk, weaved silk, cotton, jersey and leather using the technique shibori to create patterns through colour, Overlaying the process to built up a three dimensional surface. 

The finer matt fabrics such as silk, cotton, jersey and leather have been the most successful the colours compliment the fabric and show a clear repeated print/pattern. Where as the weaved fabrics are to thick to absorb the dye fully, leaving areas un-shiboried  and lacking detail. Due to the weave the areas that have been shibori become merged into the background leaving a dull blurred surface, which appears messy and washed out. Although I still want to experiment with textured weaved surfaces I think best solution would be using silk weaving as it has a professional finish and is more defined and structured. In the mean time I have selected successful prints in which can be developed further through placement, scale and colour. 

I will return to the unsuccessful samples in due and try other processes such as discharging or embellishment. 

selecting the most successful samples 

Grouping samples 

Grouping samples 

The samples themselves consist of a lot of bold prints and colours, in order to break away from the busy surfaces a more structured simple print needs to be introduced to create a balance, possible through a different process. Introducing Black and white Photoshop prints may help to group the samples together and see whats working as a collection.