Jane Callender

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Purposely limiting myself to dyeing mainly with indigo has enabled me to concentrate keenly on the shibori technique. Inspiration has not only come from a desire to learn but also the natural world. Shibori is a test of faith – one invests hours of stitching, blind as it were, before the ‘thought’ is revealed at the end of the process.

I enjoy cloth (with shibori one is so utterly and completely involved) - and sewing - though there seems to be an endless sea of fabric at times! I continue to delight in pattern making. I find completeness in symmetry – no matter how intricate, how complex – it conveys an order, a calm, which greatly appeals. I continue to build my ‘vocabulary’ and the adventure goes on as I embrace other shibori disciplines. Callishibori, my company, continues to take up quite a bit of my creative energies as I continue to develop the product range.

Shibori artist/designer. Traditional techniques with innovative twist. Indigo, reactive and mineral dyes. Surfacing with Shibori, V&A 2005.