Batik design style fabrics have been around for years and were a popular pattern for clothes in the 70s. As with most craft trends, this one is coming back around again and batik print fabrics are ...

A visual expression of happiness in fabric form, tie-dye, in all of its Technicolor glory, is the kind of mood boost we need now—particularly as we’ve been stuck in the same-old confines of home.

Pre-weaving dyeing techniques developed independently in regions all around the world—notably in the South American Andes, the Middle East, and all throughout Asia—over the past two millennia. But the ...

Shibori is a traditional Japanese dyeing technique that creates beautiful, intricate patterns on fabric. This art form has been around for centuries and continues to inspire modern textile design.

Arimatsu, in central Japan, is the town that tie-dye built. Along its historic main street, fabric merchant houses have stood for centuries. When shopkeepers hang out their shingles here, the signs ...

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There are thousands of natural materials that make glorious colors in fabric, from rhubarb and dahlias to indigo and groundnuts. Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition, and the techniques behind this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve worn out your post-Labor Day whites to a tired looking yellow tone, try brightening them up this fall with Shibori, the ...

While a blanket of white snow covered the ground outside, inside the Du Page Children’s Museum in Wheaton a rainbow of color filled a workroom as 15 children and their parents learned about the ...

BENGALURU: On Sunday afternoons, several Bengalureans come together to indulge in the the Japanese art of Shibori and give it a desi twist. Shibori is the traditional Japanese art of resist dyeing ...