About a month ago, I gave away several 9 inch portions of shibori ribbon.
Shibori ribbon is made by Glennis Dolce, who uses a traditional technique to dye and create pleats in silk. The result is a gorgeous ribbon with a ton of uses.
Definitely check out Glennis's bigcartel shop or her etsy shop. The bigcartel shop also offers downloadable instructions and kits.
In preparing for this hop, I looked at many examples of projects using shibori ribbon. You can see a sampling on my pinterest board.
I was taken with Glennis's shibori flowers and decided to try my hand at making one.
I paired the shibori flower with the flower part of Lisa Kan's Corsage Cuff, published in the February 2009 issue of Beadwork magazine.
I liked it so much that I made a hair clip.
The kiddo was kind enough to take an "action shot"
I just love the folds in the ribbon and how they move in and out. I will definitely be playing with this ribbon more in the future.
Please take a few minutes and hop around to the participants. I know you will love what they made.
Tanya - you are here
Maryanne
Alenka
Monique
Carolyn
Mary
Catherine
Christine
Sharyl
Therese
Thanks for sharing the ribbon and hosting, Tanya! Your piece is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Tanya, I love the color of ribbon you chose and the beaded center is beautiful, wonderful idea to make it into a hair clip. Thank you for letting me participate in your first blog hop I hope this is the first of many more to come.
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Tanya, your hair clip is beautiful! The ribbon colors are gorgeous and lush. You achieved the perfect balance of ribbon and beadwork here. They both support each other and they are both the stars of this piece. Thank you for hosting, for the opportunity to be a part of it, and for your generosity :-) This was a fun ride!
ReplyDeleteLovely Tanya and I love the hair clip and Shirbori silk flower. Isn't shibori wonderful to work with. Thank you so much for being our hostess and sharing your Shibori Ribbon so that we could play in your First Blog Hop.
ReplyDeleteI so look forward to what you plan in the future and who knows, my piece is asking to become a handbag. It might be so by this summer. :)
I remember making Lisa's Corsage Cuff when it first came out. You chose the perfect combination of beads - the matte and AB finishes make the ribbon positively glow!
ReplyDeleteit is beautiful! I love the way the ribbon works with teh beads
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ReplyDeleteSo pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteDuh! Note to self to drink more coffee before I start blog hopping (I just woke up, working night shift today lol). Thanks so much for the link to the shop. That was exactly what I was looking for. And your working is divine! So very pretty. Thanks for hosting this I have enjoyed checking out everyone's beautiful creations!
ReplyDeleteTanya, this is so cool and unusual... what a unique way to make your ribbon sing :) That flower center looks charming surrounded by pretty petal-like folds of ribbon :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for allowing me to join in this wonderful exploration of Shibori, Tanya... I would call your blog hop an unqualified success!
Sigh... this is so beautiful! At first I thought the center was a vintage pin. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love the combination of ribbon and seed beading. Your hair bow is just gorgeous. Great idea to make a hair clip with it. So unique and fresh!! And lots of nice movement!! Thanks so for hosting this blog hop Tanya!!
ReplyDeleteI have a pile o' shibori on my table from Lisa Kan. I need to make something soon with that! It is such gorgeous stuff. The colors are awesome. I think I am afraid I will mess it up somehow. This looks good on you! Enjoy the day. Erin
ReplyDeleteTanya, I just knew you would make something unique and beautiful, and sure enough, you did! What an amazing hair piece. (And tell the kiddo she did a wonderful job modeling!) ;-) Thanks for hosting this and introducing me to Shibori ribbon! Congrats on your first, and very successful, blog hop! --Sharyl
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing me to this ribbon - it looks fabulous! Your design is so beautiful and looks wonderful in your hair!! Lovely colors, too - just yummy!
ReplyDeleteTanya, thanks for letting me participate in this blog hop!!
ReplyDeleteYour hair clip is beautiful and shows perfectly the shibori ribbon!
Alenka
What a fantastic piece! I had never heard of this ribbon before your hop, and got a chance to see Christine's piece in progress. It is just such a wonderful fabric - and so substantial! Might have to get some to play with. So much fun to see what everyone made from the hop.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great hop. I love how everyone has done something so totally different. Wish I would have known about it sooner. I would have love to participate.
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful! If I wore hair jewelry, I would so be wearing this...everywhere!
ReplyDeletei am enjoying visiting all the sites and seeing what folks are doing with the ribbon i dye. so many things to wonder about! from flowers to jewelry this particular colorway (purple passion borealis) is the most popular of all.thanks for hosting this...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creation! It really shows the shibori ribbon at it's best.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea for a hop!! I'd never heard of this type of ribbon, but it looks amazing. I love what you did with your ribbon. It's gorgous and it frames the beadwork beautifully!!
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