Yokobiki Bobbin Dyes Working with Polyester

Working with Polyester

The stripe design and colors of the scales often represented a samurai’s rank and clan

Annatto and Alkanet for Direct Application

Pleated-resist & small knotted-resist over a pin in horizontal bands

Stitched Shapes & Moiré

Yokobiki Bobbin Dyes Working with PolyesterHand lathed and imported from Japan, these wooden bobbins are designed for yokobiki kanoko (dots) shibori patterns. Use View how Arimatsu shibori artisans perform shibori in the DVD Arimtasu Narumi Shibori: Celebrating 400 years of Japanese Artisan Design Approximately 8 x 2 cm (3. 15 x 0. 8 in) outer dimensions; 4. 25 x 1cm (1. 7 x . 5in) core.