Two halves to my 6 yds of linen. Each were to become watery, but in different ways.
For one half, I used a shibori method called ori nui to create a resist in the fabric. Different combinations of the basic running stitch yielded different results in the end. The parallel line of stitching actually came out the faintest. The single line of stitching was the one I made meander most, and it came out clearly, but not particularly exciting. The most interesting pattern was the one where I folded the fabric and stitched a running stitch about 1/2 inch from the fold, then also stitched a running stitch on the fold.
I gathered it all up as tight as I could, dropped it in a very concentrated dyebath of cobalt blue, and let it dye for a few hours, then washed and washed and washed until the water ran clear. Pulled the stitches out, and voila!
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| parallel stitching on left, center line of folded stitch on right |
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| all gathered up |
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| about to hit the tub |
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| dyed, washed, and stitches removed |
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| folded with center line of stitches |
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| single running stitch |
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