Year 8 Extension Class

Skirt Design Challenge using Shibori techniques and Natural Indigo Dye 

To begin our Year 8 extension course, we will experiment with Shibori dyeing using natural indigo dye. You will create a portfolio of your work as you go based on the MYP Design Cycle.

Inquiring and Analysing

• Research:
  • how indigo dye is grown, extracted and used for dyeing​ - there are videos below to get you started
• Investigate different methods for shibori dyeing with indigo
  • use this website to assist you
  • ​analyse the different methods you used
  • which methods gave the best results? Why?
  • which shibori techniques will you incorporate into your skirt design?
• Write up this section in your portfolio.

Developing Ideas

• Create a mood board in Canva for different shibori ideas and skirts
• Using your findings from your investigation, design five A-line skirts that incorporates at least one shibori dyeing method.
• Choose one of your designs to develop your final design.
• Complete your working drawings and design specification for your skirt.
• Write up this section in your portfolio.

Creating the solution

• Using a commercial sewing pattern, create your shibori skirt.
• Take plenty of photos during your process.
• Write up this section in your portfolio.

Evaluating

• Evaluate your process, reflecting on the design cycle as you go.
• Write up this section in your portfolio.

Shibori skirt ideas

How Indigo is made

Shibori using stitch-resist

Shibori using shape resist

Detailed explanation