Maureen Locke-Maclean

Maureen specializes in the ancient art of Japanese Shibori which allows her to stitch, bind and compress silk and natural fibres.

The actual design is created within the compressions before dyeing in Natural or synthetic Indigo also Acid Steam set dyes. Depending on the temperature and immersion times during the dyeing process and precision of the stitches. It is only when the fabric is unbound that success or failure of the design reveals itself.