The World of Tie-Dyeing (JP) Natural Dye Workshop translated by Yoshinori Kamo and

translated by Yoshinori Kamo and Tomoko Furui

Explores early patterning and the influences of culture and trade on both design and choice of color

Approximately 1m x 35cm (39in x 13in)

Examples from Jay Rich

The World of Tie-Dyeing (JP) Natural Dye Workshop translated by Yoshinori Kamo andCloth which expresses a three dimensional effect through ruggedness and wrinkling is said to have originated in India, but it is also thought that it was spontaneously born in various parts of the world. In Japan, such precise techniques were developed that luxurious shibori dyed belts and kimono became an epidemic of sartorial envy, to the point that items were controlled by sumptuary laws during the Edo period. In Arimatsu and Narumi alone, artisans