The magic and beauty of Shibori

The program on "Shibori. Making marks with shaped resist dyeing," presented by fiber artist, Veronica Hofman-Ortega, held attendees captivated at the July Riverbend Fiber Arts Guild meeting. Ms. Hofman-Ortega's multimedia presentation and trunk show provided numerous examples of pattern, texture and the visual exuberance that can only be achieved with the shaped resist dye techniques of shibori.

Fiber artist, Veronica Hofman-Ortega, shows her arashi shibori sample
and talks about other examples of shibori patterns and techniques
during her presentation and trunk show.

"Shibori is a timeless and very versatile art form with limitless possibilities," said Veronica. "All aspects of the fabrics, technique, dye sequence as well as the serendipity of the dye bath work in concert to achieve the resulting patterns."

Along with her multimedia presentation, Veronica showed pieces from her wearable art collection, including a shibori wool vest she created based on Rachel Clark's "Picture This" vest pattern, and the mokume shibori jacket and silk dupioni "Power of Panthera Leo" vest that was published with her article, "Compliments of the Dye Pot," in Belle Armoire magazine in 2011.

Veronica displays her shibori wool vest using the "Picture This" vest
pattern by indie designer, Rachel Clark.
Veronica's collection of shibori artwear is shown at left.

Left: "Power of Panthera Leo" vest, Best of Show at the 2010 Guild Challenge.
Right: Two shibori techniques with appliqué Angelina fibers on a raw silk vest.

Never disappointed with the results of the shibori process, Ms. Hofman-Ortega encourages her audience to "Embrace the serendipity!" and enjoy the magic and organic beauty of shibori.

Mokume stitch resist technique on a raw silk jacket.

More of Veronica's fiber art adventures can be found on her web site, FiberAnticsbyVeronica.com. Veronica offered her recommendations on shibori resources here:


Also visit the World Shibori Network.

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Show and Tell

Guild members shared their fiber art creations during Show and Tell.

Mary's crochet shawl.

Martha's version of the crochet shawl.

Left: A striped knit shawl. Right: Hannah's crochet necklace.

Knit shawl detail.

Tia shows the loom made by her husband.

Crocheted baby tutu.

Shibori presentation at July meeting

Fiber artist and guild member, Veronica Hofman-Ortega, will be giving a presentation on Shibori at the July 7 Riverbend Fiber Arts Guild meeting.

Shibori techniques.

Shibori is an ancient resist dying technique that has been practiced in many countries around the globe. It has countless contemporary applications and continues to be inspiring and exciting to fiber artists, dyers, quiltmakers and wearable artists worldwide.

Ms. Hofman-Ortega is also a published writer. Two of her shibori garments were published in her article, "Compliments of the Dye Pot" in the Summer 2011 issue of Belle Armoire magazine. One of the garments, The Power of Panthera Leo, won Best of Show at the Riverbend Fiber Arts 2010 Guild Challenge and was one of the chosen garments to appear on the runway at the 2010 Tennessee Presents Textiles special wearable art exhibit entitled, "The Power of the Pocket." You can read about these and Veronica's other fiber art activities on her blog, FiberAnticsbyVeronica.com.

Come to the July 7 guild meeting and hear about shibori's rich history and magical appeal.