October 10 @ 10:00 a.m. — Zoom and in-person, Business meeting to follow
Brandywine Town Community Center
4050 Brandywine Parkway — Wilmington, DE 19803
Building Pattern and Palette: The Use of Woven Shibori with Natural Dyes
presented by Catherine Ellis
Catharine Ellis has been using woven shibori as a means of applying pattern to her textiles for many years. From simple 4 shaft monk’s belt to complex twills and Jacquard structures, she has used the loom as a vehicle for integrating resist threads into the woven cloth.
Dyeing is an integral part of woven shibori. It can be done with any dye that is suitable to the textile itself; but Catharine has brought a clear focus to the use of natural dyes for her own work. She will talk about why she made the choice to use natural colorants and the opportunities that those dyes present. Catharine is the author of Woven Shibori (Interweave Press, 2005, 2015) and The Art and Science of Natural
Dyes, with co-author Joy Boutrup (Schiffer Press 2019).