Japan Blue Indigo dye guidebook (Aizome)- Japanese Craft Book*

Release date: ‎ 2019/10/8
Language ‏ : ‎Japanese
Book: ‎ 176 pages

The definitive edition that combines various dyeing methods with craft techniques.

Indigo dyeing is popular both domestically and internationally. In addition to tie-dyeing, we introduce various dyeing methods such as discharge printing and batik dyeing.
In addition, by incorporating various craft techniques such as sputtering, scratching, stamping, and silk screening, we will introduce the full potential of indigo dyeing.

◎Chapter 1
Basics of indigo dyeing (how to make indigo liquid and basic dyeing methods)
The raw material for indigo is plant leaves/Indigo as a dye/The indigo in this book is "Konya Ai"/Konya Indigo package/Materials suitable for dyeing
About finished dyeing/Preparation of cloth/washing of indigo dyed works/Equipments/Work space/Precautions/Basic process of indigo dyeing/Building indigo
Soaking in indigo liquid/Developing color in water/Washing in hot water/fastening color/Trial dyeing/Developing color in air/What causes mottling and unevenness?/Dyeing large items
When it becomes difficult to dye / Oxidation of indigo liquid / Revival of indigo liquid / When the concentration of indigo decreases / Preservation of indigo liquid

◎Chapter 2:
 Dip dyeing/step dyeing (how to make pale colors, steps for step dyeing)
Leaving a white background/dying folded cloth/shading of indigo/dying in shading/stage dyeing leaving a white background

◎Chapter 3 
Stitching (sewing with thread and squeezing resist dyeing)
Shibori shirts that are folded and sewn / Basics of shibori / How to fold and sew / Shibori cardigan
Shirts with letters sewn on/Shirts with round and square hat ties/How to tie hats/Various ways to tie hats
Roll-up shirt/How to roll-up and tie/Roll-up and tie-up dress/How to roll-up and tie multiple circles

◎Chapter 4 
Itajime Shibori (resist dyeing by sandwiching between plates)
Circular Itajime Shirt / Basics of Itajime Shibori / Layered Dyed Shirt / How to Layer Dyed / Coin Itajime Shirt / Rectangular Itajime Shirt
A handkerchief with a complicated shape and a coat / A fan-folded handkerchief / A handkerchief tightened with clothespins / A shirt with a clothespin tied together with a board

◎Chapter 5 
Other techniques (rolling, braiding, etc.)<.br> Shirts with tube ties/Stole with braided ties/How to tie tubes/How to braid/T-shirts and dresses with ammonite ties
How to tie ammonite/T-shirts and stoles with bamboo ties/How to tie bamboo ties/Jeans with bamboo ties/Jeans with rolled ties
How to roll up and squeeze a rubber band/Wave squeeze T-shirt/How to squeeze a wave/Hose squeeze curtain/How to squeeze a hose

◎Chapter 6: 
Dyeing various things (materials other than cotton and linen, colored and patterned items, three-dimensional objects)
Shibori for felt board/Shibori for woolen stoles/How to dye wool/Roll up sweater and Shibori for one-piece hat Itajime shibori of silk stoles/khaki clothes/patterned clothes/indigo dyeing and discharge printing of jeans/discharge printing of chino pants/discharge printing of white jeans
Dyeing sneakers/Dyeing sneakers 2/Batik dyeing of sneakers/Dyeing gloves/Dyeing thread
Rolling up caps/Baik dyeing of caps/Dyeing baskets/Dyeing tote bags/Dyeing Japanese paper/Dyeing wood products

◎Chapter 7 
Discharge printing (using chlorite)
Jeans with letters / Discharge printing of chlorite / How to make and use chlorite glue / Dripping glue / Using a roller / Stamping
Masking + sponge / Shirt discharged with silk screen / Silk screen materials and tools / Using silk screen / Masking and bleaching

◎Chapter 8 
Resist dyeing (batik dyeing using Meltron)
T-shirt with spatter pattern/Resistance dyeing of wax (Meltron)/Drawing with wax, dyeing, removing wax/Sputtering/Cracking and scratching
Scratching variations/coat with wax-drawn letters/wax-drawn banner/wax-drawn skirt/wax-drawn T-shirt

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