Videoblog: Arimatsu Shibori

Yesterday, we visited the Arimatsu-Narumi Tie-Dyeing Museum of Arimatsu. We could participate in the tie-dyeing process, that was demonstrated by several very experienced women.

The basic technique of Arimatsu Shibori is to draw a design on a piece of fabric (in our case it was a handkerchief), then to tie very tight knots with thread around points of the fabric. The fabric is then dyed; since the dye does not penetrate the knots, when they are untied there is a pattern of dyed and non-dyed areas. This can be repeated many times to produce patterns of various colors. Arimatsu is the most famous location for Shibori in Japan. It is situated in Nagoya.

I made a videoblog about this traditional Japanese craft.

Watch the video (9,4 MB): "Arimatsu Shibori"

Pictures of our visit of Arimatsu