A lot of interesting and unusual types of needleworkcomes to us from other countries. for example, shibori technique. Decorations for beginning masters and professionals in this field of creativity are very interesting and incredibly beautiful.
Charming confusion
Due to the fact that many unique types of needleworkcame to us from other countries and cultures, having passed centuries of improvement and development, we often confuse their names, terms, and features. Now the same thing happens with shibori. For modern needlewomen Shibori is the manufacture of jewelry using silk ribbons, painted in a certain technique, beads and beads. But in actual fact, shibori, or, if nevertheless speaking correctly, sibori is exactly the technique of batik - a method of dyeing those tapes made of natural silk, which are then used in the manufacture of jewelry. A little confusion in terms, but the majority of needlewomen who are not in contact with the Japanese art of dyeing fabrics using the Sibori method, consider that shibori is the art of creating jewelry with ribbons.
What do you need for shibori jewelry?
You can create jewelry in many ways, andOne of these areas is the Shibori technique. Jewelery for beginner craftswomen who want to learn this kind of creativity, allow you to plunge into the world of shibori, they say, with your head. Indeed, at first glance it seems that in such work there is nothing difficult - buy the material and create as you like. But we need to start with the fact that handmade shibor jewelery is the finest creation of silk ribbons and decorative items for them, hand-picked using threads and needles. Therefore, the work will require a lot of materials:
- tapes shibori;
- beads and beads;
- decorative elements - cabochons, medallions, pendants;
- accessories for jewelry - bails, fasteners, cuffs, settings and more.
- genuine leather or suede as a seamy side;
- glue, transparent and reliable;
- thread to match and fine needle.
Another element that is often used in creating jewelry with shibori ribbons is soutache.
Price of creativity
Those who are truly engaged in creativity,any kind of needlework, striving for mastery and perfection, they know how expensive it is. And it’s not about time, but about the cost of all the materials and tools needed to create beauty. Any kind of needlework is an expensive occupation, and shibori technique is no exception. Jewelery for beginner shiboristov initially imply cash costs. After all, silk ribbon itself is an expensive material. Natural finest silk, cut into thin strips, manually molded with a special compound that allows the tape to hold its shape, then manually painted - this makes the ribbon shibori a truly semi-precious material. In addition, all the accessories and décor are used high-quality, often with precious coating, cabochons - semiprecious or precious stones, beads, beads from reputable manufacturers at the appropriate price. Even for the inside of the jewelry you must use natural leather or suede, in extreme cases - high-quality artificial leather, which is also not cheap. So it is expensive - Japanese technique shibori. Jewelery for beginners is no exception.
The larger, the more beautiful
Shibori technique, decoration for beginner mastersincluding, requires scale. Why? All the beauty of the original material - the ribbon will be visible only if the ribbon itself is painted, painted with shibori, creased in small folds, bordered with beads and beads, complemented with soutache paths and cabochon. Therefore, this needlework - decoration in the technique of shibori - is rather large in comparison with the jewelry art, for example. The manufacture of such products allows you to turn fantasies, because the ribbon Sibori is in itself a unique material that simply requires that it be helped to unleash all of its amazing potential.
Where to begin?
Любое творчество начинается с идеи, это скажет every master. Even if the idea changes its direction in the process of work, the initial idea should be sufficiently clear, best of all fixed on paper. Sketch - is the basis of any kind of needlework. No exception and shibori technique. Jewelry for beginners, step by step done from the very beginning, will be beautiful and unique, despite the inexperience of the master. And the beginning is a paper sketch. It is necessary to foresee everything as far as possible - the dimensions of all the main elements, their location relative to each other, transitions and bends of the tape, its fastening and opening. Therefore, the sketch should be made in full size, directly on a piece of paper putting all the components of the future masterpiece. In addition, the sketch can be corrected if new ideas appear during the work, and in accordance with it it will be easier to do a beautiful job.
Small work - quality results
The whole process of creating jewelry in the "shibori" technique is reduced to several main stages:
- creating a sketch;
- placement and fastening on the basis of ribbon-sibori, cabochons, basic decorative elements;
- filling the product field with soutache, beads and beads;
- ribbon decor (if necessary);
- device of a wrong side and fixture;
- decoration edge decoration.
Any workshop on making jewelryShibori will include these stages of work. Each of them requires accuracy, because the Sibori ribbon, cabochons are expensive materials that are attached to the base, either with glue or thread. But silk is a thin fabric, the puncture place on it will be noticeable if the thread is removed. A semi-precious cabochons should be glued in place, even if the settings are used to attach them. What to say about work with beads or soutache, when small stitches are the basis of a quality work. So all shibori technique is a very delicate and painstaking work.
Uniqueness - advantage
Несомненно, каждый вид рукоделия позволяет create unique products. But some types of creativity make it possible to copy, for example, the same knitting or embroidery, and some - not. And it is to the latter that the creation of jewelry in the Shibori technique applies. The ribbon itself is unique - the source material for this kind of creativity. No two identical pieces of tape, painted not only by hand, but even with the help of technology. If you look at the work of experienced craftsmen-shiboristov, creating jewelry, rather than silk fabrics themselves, then the paired products will be different from each other, for example, earrings - they will be similar, but never completely identical. After all, this type of creativity does not tolerate copying, it is simply impossible a priori.
Decorations in the technique of shibori give each owner to feel their unique charm - the unique color of the ribbon and high-quality decorative elements make each product a real masterpiece.
