These are just of few examples of the scarves I have made. To view what is currently for sale, visit my Etsy shop.

Shibori is a 1300 year old method of japanese surface design for fabric. Traditionally dyed silk fabric is folded and wrapped around large bamboo poles and compressed with thread before being redyed. There are many ways to create resists but I have primarily focused on arashi. Many of the arashi scarves are a varied technique that I developed myself. For the most part I use modern acid dyes (the acid being acetic (a.k.a. vinegar), PVC pipe, and cotton rug warp to compress and dye silk scarf blanks and wool and/or silk yardage. Most scarves are silk habotai, but a few are silk chiffon, a silk and wool blend, wool gauze, raw silk noil, or wool felt.

The process is very time and labor intensive. Blanks are dyed once using one or two colors, dried, ironed and pleated or folded, and then tied and compressed to the pipes. Then they are dyed again, and usually hand painted. Once dry they are steamed to set the dye and texture.

A few scarves pictured have been iced dyed. The scarf blank is manipulated and folded into a container, covered with ice, and powdered dye on top in a variety of colors. As the ice melts the dyes liquify and contact the silk, saturating and dyeing in organic patterns. These scarves are also steamed to set the color.