Beyond the Surface: Textural Variations

Jade Plant by Linda Hutchins (photo by Bill Bachhuber)

Michaele Vollbrach vintage look book featuring the age-defying Carmen as pegasus

The Mitte Necklace by Olivia Palermo (for Roberta Freymann) hand-crafted out of sequins and faceted stones set against emerald green silk

Frei Designs Spring 2010 Collection

Jessie Fair of ShiboriLove's lichen-inspired textiles made from hand-dyed/discharged repurposed linens, threads, embroidery floss and pigment

ShiboriLove's Hand-Dye Alchemy Chic

ShiboriLove's one-of-a-kind hand-dyed tights and accessories

"The name ShiboriLove comes from 'shibori', the Japanese resist-dyeing technique used to create our unique patterns. Shibori is an art in which flat cloth is manipulated into a three-dimensional surface through folding, pleating or bunching. When the fabric is dyed the tightly bound areas resist the dye and are not colored. When the binding materials are removed they reveal the intricate abstract patterns formed by the protected areas."

- Jessie Fair, ShiboriLove founder and recent graduate of Cornell University's Fiber Science & Apparel Design program

Shibori-dyed fabrics drying in the sunlight

Growth Series (detailed views) by Jessie Fair of ShiboriLove

(wool felt, wool roving, silk organza, and immersion dyeing)



*ShiboriLove by Jessie Fair