I practice the ancient art of Bingata…
Bingata is a Ryukyuan dyeing process that was developed during the 14-15th centuries. Natural pigments and vegetable dyestuffs are applied to cotton, silk and bashofu fabrics.
A stencil is used with Nori paste (a resist paste) to outline the design to be dyed. In my work here, i have applied natural dyes to cotton fabric. The colors are vivid…blue from fermented Ryukyu Ai (indigo) and red from…akabanaa (the hibiscus flower)…
Scharine Kirchoff, Fiber Artist 