The ancient resist dyeing technique of Shibori originated in India and spread via ancient trade  routes to China and Japan where it was further developed for Kimono.

“Rather than treating cloth as a two-dimensional surface, with Shibori it is given a three-dimensional form by folding, crumpling, stitching, plaiting and twisting.

The special characteristic of Shibori resist is a soft or blurry edged pattern. With Shibori, the dyes work in concert with the materials, not in an effort to overcome their limitations but to allow them full expression, an element of the unexpected is always present – this is its special magic and strangest appeal.”

The many ways fabrics can be Shibori-patterned, coloured, decorated, draped, cut and sewn makes them timeless and elegant.

They are WORKS OF ART