Shibori

Each little shibori shapes on this neck piece are made by hand.

It takes a long time to tie the fabric individually with thread.

There are many different sizes and shapes of shibori.

It didn’t look so special when I was a child because we see this everywhere. It is used in futon blankets, or Japanese cushions and many things in our life.

It does look special now, especially when I first saw this piece.

It may look like a sea urchin, or coral..

We call this technique Bai Shibori.

Bai is a type of shellfish and this shibori is so named because it's form looks like a shellfish.

There are two different methods to make Bai Shibori: One is with an Ito-ire process (sewing) before binding with thread and the other is without Ito-ire.

I love these dynamic 3D organic shapes.

It’s Japanese traditional technique meets Sci-fi feel.