Tutorials

BOMAKI SHIBORI TECHNIQUE

Japanese Shibori Bomaki dyeing technique will surprise you. It gives a wonderful result.

Materials Needed

ECONOMY PACK TINGECOR

ECONOMY PACK FIXACOR

Heat source (stove, heating element or cooker)
Rubber gloves
Wooden spoon
Smaller container to dissolve the dye
Large container for dyeing
GUARANY FIXACOR

GUARANY TINGECOR in your colour of choice
String or thin thread
Empty cartridge for tying
A pre-washed 100% cotton fabric (percale 200 threads is a good choice or a cotton bed sheet)
Rubber bands

Step by step

01/03

Fold the fabric. Measure the space needed for a cylinder to go through. Mark with a pencil so that the seam doesn't skew. Tack the fabric at regular intervals. Tie off the stitches.

02/03

Pass the cylinder through (in this step you can use the empty dye package itself) and press the cloth well to make furrowed. Bind it at both ends with an elastic or rubber band.