Woven Shibori
Mon, Aug 24
|Truro Center For The Arts At Castle Hill
A week full of weaving and dying with woven shibori technique
Time & Location
Aug 24, 2026, 9:00 AM – Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 PM
Truro Center For The Arts At Castle Hill, 10 Meetinghouse Rd, Truro, MA 02666, USA
About the Event
This workshop will give the student an introduction to Woven Shibori. Supplemental wefts are woven into the ground cloth of the weave, which are then pulled into pleated patterns in order to create a resist to the dye in the fabric. Woven Shibori has been developed and explored by the renowned teacher, Catherine Ellis.
During this workshop Dahlia will guide you through the weaving process as you weave and create unique patterns by gathering the supplemental yarns in woven shibori. You will each be weaving your own individually patterned cotton scarf on pre warped rigid heddle looms.
At the end of the weaving and pleating process we will dye our hand woven scarves, and once dry, the pattern will be revealed. This is truly a magical moment.
It is recommended that you wear clothing which you do not care about should you get some dye on your clothes. No previous…