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Beginning/Intermediate With Jen Swearington
www.jennythreads.com www.jenswearington.com Shaped resist dyeing is a textile art that is thousands of years old. In Japan it is known as Shibori, in other cultures by a variety of names; Plangi, Bandhani, Adire and Tie-Dye. While applying pressure to shaped fabrics before and during dyeing, we can create exquisite patterns of infinite variety on textiles. Samples from all over the world provide unending approaches to practice resist techniques such as stitching, knotting, pole wrapping, clamping and rope wrapping. Contemporary Shibori artists have further modified and created their style in the art of shaped resist. There will be instruction and demonstration on the basics and more contemporary techniques of arashi, itajime and ori-nui Shibori. Emphasis will be on perfecting resist techniques; creating clear resisted areas and beautiful textures. We will use a variety of methods to apply dye; comparing immersion, painting and pouring techniques. We will also discuss inspiration and choosing color. Jen Swearington is an enthusiastic, high-energy, knowledgeable educator with twenty years’ experience in surface design and a lifetime devoted to working as an artist. She has operated Jennythreads, an independent handmade fashion studio and crafted a creative living since 2003. She is the author of Printing on Fabric: Techniques with Screens, Stencils, Inks, and Dyes published by Lark Crafts, has exhibited in Quilt National three times, is a former Arrowmont Resident Artist, and current member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, as well as a South Carolina State Journeyman Beekeeper. She has taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Haywood Community College, and John C. Campbell Folk School. Her workshop topics include fashion design and sewing, surface design including shibori and screen printing, and related art-making processes such as drawing, paper cutting, book arts, sketchbook practices, mixed media, as well as beginning beekeeping.
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