Handmade things are special. Homemade cookies, grandma’s knitted booties, haute couture… all things that bring special feelings and warm our hearts. Yes, I put couture and cookies in the same sentence… my idea of heaven! Even if it’s putting the finishing touches on something by hand to make it unique… like in the case of ShiboriLove, a shop where you can get hand dyed legwear, scarves and girl’s tights. Cornell graduate, Jessie Fair studied Fiber Science & Apparel Design, which comes out in her approach to utilizing unconventional techniques in dyeing.
‘The name ShiboriLove comes from the Japanese resist technique used to create our unique patterns. In this method, the cloth is manipulated through folding, pleating or bunching and then bound by stitching, tieing or clamping. When the fabric is dyed the tightly bound areas resist the dye and are not colored. When the binding materials are removed they reveal the intricate abstract patterns formed by the protected areas..’
The result is something planetary, animalistic, and artistic just to add a little something special to your outfit.
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This sounds like a fun DIY project if you ask me… I’ve been meaning to try out dying tights (like your old gradient DIY)….
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Whew, such gorgeous designs. Love those zebra-like stripes.
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Cool stuff!
Those are gorgeous!
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Just when I thought I was over buying new tights/patterned leggings, up pops these… Thanks for the intro.
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These are so gorgeous!!
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❤ ashe… oh yeah, it does, but i don’t know if i’m advanced enough to do the resistance dye projects!
❤ dreamsequins…oh yes i agree.. it gets me every time!
Oooh I love this. A lot of patterned tights and leggings look cheesy but these are perfect! It really makes a difference when a designer pays attention to details.
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These are gorgeous! They look so delicate - definitely like pieces of art.
I loveeeeeeeeeeee the blue one
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Amazing.
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❤natanya… absolutely, the difference is the details!
❤skinnypurse, i love the way you look at it!
❤annie…i can totally see these on you!
These are too cool and I love the scarves on the site too. MUST GET SOME!!!!
Love the outfits. Hate the tights.
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um… that’s pretty much what the outfit is…
These are amazing!! Love the first ones

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