Itajime Shibori Tutorial- Equilateral Triangle
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This is one of my favorite patterns hands down! It's modern and geometric. You can make it more white or more blue depending on the size of the fold. I did this one with mostly white- I think it looks very understated and delicate.
This is an equilateral triangle fold with clamps and molds to help it stay in place.
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Fold the fabric accordion style into a rectangle. Then fold it into a triangle with 3 60 degree angle corners. Alternate which direction you fold it- also making this an accordion fold. Place the clamps on either side of the fold and clamp it tight. Then dip- I like to check it and see if there is enough dye- the really tight folds can sometimes not get saturated. I dipped this one a few times. You can massage the indigo into the sides of the bind to make sure it's getting through. Unclamp and let it dry. Then wash and dry on hot. I use synthrapol to wash my dye loads.
Another version of this fold:
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