Our own Gisela modeling Rachel Skelly’s shibori chiffon silk scarf newly dyed this morning.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014.
Christine Newell showed us how to tie and dye shibori silk scarves today. Christine also made one and auctioned it off at our March 15, 2014 Waldorf School of Orange County Annual Gala and Fundraiser.
Shibori (絞り染め) is a Japanese term for several methods of dyeing cloth with a pattern by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, compressing it, or capping. Some of these methods are known in the West as tie-dye.
Christine and Gloria unfurling Gloria’s rainbow silk shibori play silk after rinsing. Little Catherine looked on with great interest.
Tutorial from Living Crafts Magazine. Summer 2012 issue.
Living Crafts Magazine: buy back issues here
Silk chiffon (left) and shiney habotai silk (right)
Arashi Shibori: making zigs and zags using your PVC pipe
Christine was so excited to pick up this PVC piping (and that yellow rope) at Home Depot for crafting!
Arashi Shibori. How can tying to PVC piping result in zigs and zags? We were incredulous! We wanted to try it to believe!
Rachel, Shibori Samurai!
Speaking of Rachel, check out her new Smashing Mosaics website!
Pages 44 and 45, Living Crafts Magazine: Nui Shibori and Kanoko Shibori.
Gloria picked a large rectangular piece of silk and experimented with Kanoko Shibori.
Gloria’s kanoko shibori silk draped over the railing.
With excitement, Christine Newell showed this to us: she was shopping at Target and was so happy to find this tool that will be great for injecting dye into our shibori silk scarf project! I am always amused by how she thinks. A true artist. The world serves for her crafting missions.
Jacquard Acid dyes
Jenine spraying dye onto her tied arashi shibori silk scarf
Dyed arashi shibori silks tied onto PVC pipes.
Christine and Gloria dyeing Gloria’s kanoko shibori silk rectangle.
Untying Gloria’s silk playscape of many colors… RESPLENDENT!
The moments we have been waiting for… to see how our projects turn out!
Christine rinsing the dyes off our silk shibori scarves with a garden hose.
Christine and Gloria unfurling Gloria’s rainbow silk shibori play silk after rinsing. Little Catherine looked on with great interest.
Gloria’s tie dyed silk.
Some examples of kanoko shibori…
Unrolling Jenine’s newly made arashi shibori silk scarf! Ah! The joy of saying hello to one’s newborn creation!
Detail of Jenine’s arashi shibori silk scarf tie dyed around a home depot PVC piping: Beautiful organic wavy striations!
That recalls straited skeletal muscle under HPS stain! I used to culture murine mammalian muscle cell lines at USC Institute of Genetic Medicine in LA to study myotonic dystrophy.
Ah! I digressed.
The synchronous “ooh”s and “aah”s as we unveiled Rachel’s arashi shibori silk chiffon scarf: priceless.
Admiring.
Detail of Rachel’s Arashi Shibori silk scarf.
Rinsing Gisela’s scarf…
Gisela’s hot pink shibori scarf, freshly made this morning.
Ah! Thank you Christine Newell for teaching us the art of making shibori silk scarves! Please join us on March 25, 2014. We will be repeating this craft project!
Gloria with her hand dyed silk of many colors.
Jzin’s Etsy Store, Castle of Costa Mesa
My first flower fairy of Spring 2014…https://www.etsy.com/listing/183485923/upside-down-surprise-pink-rose-with
Planning to give a bouquet of flowers to your child for a recital, ballet concert, birthday or event? Why not give her this one-of-a-kind, memorable “Rose” to commemorate the occasion? When facing one way, it is a beautiful pink rose, when turned upside down, it stands as a doll! This handmade flower of natural wool fibers will not wilt. It will blossom always in your child’s heart and imagination! This flower fairy is made with much love.
If you click favorite on my Castle of Costa Mesa Etsy store page, you will see my new handmade items when you visit Etsy: Castle of Costa Mesa on Etsy
Here were my 2013 Flower Fairies. Please “Like” my facebook page and you will be notified as new flower fairies of 2014 are made.
Please justify my mad passion for crafting and hoarding craft supplies! Shop my Etsy store here…
Castle of Costa Mesa store on Etsy
Some Craft Group offerings for The Waldorf School of Orange County March 15, 2014 Gala and Auction
Our community has lovingly prepared many wonderful one-of-a-kind offerings which are full of heart and soul for our Waldorf School of Orange County 2014 Annual Gala and Fundraiser. Here are some examples of treasures you will not find else where!
$20 for a chance to win. Raffle No. 900: Dream Castle Kiki grand raffle.
Auction No. 615. A Testament of Abundance and Community: Our Knitted Stone Soup
Raffle No. 902. Starry Night Hooked Rag Rug by Christine Newell and WSOC Craft Group
Raffle No. 901. Stunning Heirloom-Quality Community Knitted Afghan Blanket
Auction No. 533 Handmade Offerings by our children: Fairy Tale Dolls Set in A Vintage Suitcase
Auction No. 107. The Foundry. Original Framed Fine Art by Jzin Teng
Our community has worked hard to bring quality and beautiful handmade, one-of-a-kind offerings to those who support our fundraiser. Please shop here to pour some loving encouragements into our endeavors. Thank you! https://cloud.bidpal.net/Portal10/bpe68199/main/home.html
Gallery of Past Projects from The Waldorf School of Orange County Craft Group
Click on the image below to view our Waldorf School of Orange County weekly craft group projects.
Be in the know for upcoming handmade giveaways: Like CastleofCostaMesa.Com on Facebook
I give away my lovingly handmade dolls and crafts every season. If you “Like” my Castle of Costa Mesa Facebook page, you will be notified of upcoming giveaways. Click here to view the list of my past giveaways. Perhaps the next winner could be YOU?
Support Our Local Waldorf Community/ Place a Free Ad
Don’t forget to check out Rachel Skelly’s new Smashing Mosaics website!
If you are interested in placing an ad on “Support Our Southern California Waldorf Community” (free if you are a member of Southern California Waldorf community) please e-mail me a good picture and a link.
Also check out our local Astrophysicist crafter, Maraia’s Etsy page!
Meanwhile, please support our local peeps! Thanks! – Jzin
Jeff Flesner
So wonderful to see Geisla at her best, excited, colorful and creative. You haven’t changed from Heidelberg! Those were days filled wirh friends, adventures and love. I have always known I would see you again Jeff F