Onyx Art Studios Blog
TIE DYE SHIRT TUTORIAL: GEO TRIANGLE PATTERN
Usually Itajime patterns are made with indigo, but I wanted to use it with tie dye colors. I am using procion dyes (or tie dye) with this traditional Japanese pattern for a cool twist on modern tie dye. I wanted to go with a earthy color palette- inspired by the forrest or camouflage. I did a poll on instagram and people voted to call this color palette "Forrest Scape" I love that name.
SEW WITH ME VLOG- SEWING SHIBORI PILLOWS
I love to make shibori pillows. I have a selection of premade pillows and then many are made to order. I think they are a great way to give a modern fun lift to your sofa or bedroom. I made a sew with me vlog to give you a little behinds the scenes peak of me in action.
Check out my Skillshare Classes and Online Workshops:
How to Ice Dye for Beginners: You can get a free 14 day trial of Skillshare Premium with this link: https://skl.sh/3xKUPJf
Indigo Tie Dye Shibori for Beginners: You can get a free 14 day trial of Skillshare Premium with this link: https://skl.sh/3mPXk83
Live Online Shibori indigo Tie Dye for Beginners: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shibori-indigo-tie-dye-for-beginners-virtual-workshop-tickets-104093582708?keep_tld=1
MARBLING TIE DYE TECHNIQUE TUTORIAL
I've been wanting to try marble dyeing for quite some time. I had some left over dye from my modern colors tie dye kit- click link to see. So I broke out the shaving cream and got to work! I love the way it turned out and can't wait to try it again.
MODERN TIE DYE STARBURST TECHNIQUE TUTORIAL
I've been playing with a lot of tie dye lately. I wanted to incorporate traditional shibori techniques with modern colors and tie dye. So i decided to do a kumo shiobori tie and use my arctic waters tie dye kit as the dye. It's a departure from the usual indigo and it's fun to branch out colorwise. The kit is available here:
OFFICE CHAIR UPCYCLE AND SHIBORI REUPHOLSTERY PART 1
I am making over my home office/ studio space. I was sitting in a chair that was not good for my back and I had to make a change. I decided to go onto craigslist and find a used office chair. I found one, but it needed to be reupholstered. This is my first reupholstery project, so buckle up for this really fun and time consuming project.