Week 6 FMP

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Creating Japanese scrolls

The firs type of Japanese scroll that I am creating is a modern version which is hung vertical on a string. I have decided to do shibori for these scrolls. I have chosen to do this as Shibori is a Japanese tie dye and I found it so intriguing when I was experimenting with it.

I created 5 pieces using a different folding technique for each one. The first one is linen which is folded numerous times one way and then folded in half and then half again. I have then tied string around the entire thing as tightly as possible. The second is cotton that is pulled in numerous areas, twisted and then tied with a rubber band. I placed as many rubber bands as i could. The third is cotton folded one way and then folded into itself as many times as possible until I had a small square. I then placed it in between two pieces of mdf and tied it with string and rubber bands as tight as I could. The fourth one is a similar method to the third however its folded into a triangle instead. and I have used muslin/cheesecloth for this method. The final one isn’t in the image however I created 8 lines of running stitch onto some linen and pulled it as tight as possible to create a ribbed effect and the tied it so it wouldn’t come undone.
The dye I decided to use was the indigo all purpose dye by Rit. They recommend to add a cup of salt and a teaspoon of fairy liquid to it for better results so it’s what I did.

( The picture doe not show the true colour of the dyed fabric) These are the final results. I have decided to use the first second and third piece as part of my FMP. The reason for this being is I prefer the outcome for these but also I feel as though they fit better together. The whole reason I created 5 different ones in the first place was to make sure I was going to have three that I was completely happy with placing in my FMP.

The next step for me was to cut strips of wood to frame the shibori dyed fabric as a scroll. I picked up these strips from Stermat and cut them down to the length of 35cm. I wanted them to leave about 2cm of space on either side of the fabric as the fabric is 31cm. I wanted to stain the wood with varnish however the varnish i had in the house wasn’t dark enough. Then I tried brown shoe polish but it showed up with quite a red undertone. Then I decided to use watered down acrylic and was extremely happy with the outcome.

1. Shoe polish and watered down acrylic 2. varnish

These are a before and after of the wood pieces which have been painted with watered down acrylic and then varnished with some clear wax to give it a shine.

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