an ancient Japanese print technique where plants are pounded to transfer patterns. Translates to “pounded dye” in Japanese

arranging shapes and space in your artwork.

a technique where you use plants to make prints by gently hammering them onto fabric or paper

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Exploring print design

Art and design

This unit starts by offering pupils insights into diverse career opportunities within the creative industries, looking at Fashion in more detail. It leads into a textiles unit exploring different elements of textiles and fabric manipulation

Textiles and the creative industries

An ancient Japanese technique of hammer dyeing.

The arrangement of shapes and spaces in artwork.

Gathering plants from nature for artistic use.

A print made using natural materials like leaves and flowers.

A technique for hammering plants or flowers to create prints.

A type of textile manufacturing involving botanical themes.

Tataki-zome uses simple tools such as a hammer or {{}} to press the plants.

you might damage the fabric or lose the detail

you might damage the hammer or rolling pin

In Tataki-zome, you should not hammer the leaves and flowers as hard as possible to get the best results. This is because ...

Buying natural art supplies from a store.

Collecting natural materials from the environment.

Using recycled, eco-friendly materials only.

Which of these best describes what foraging means in art?

To protect the leaves during the hammering process, we cover them with __________

A Japanese method of dyeing fabric using folding, twisting or tying

Another name for a similar technique to Shibori is ______ dyeing.

Which country has a traditional dyeing technique similar to Shibori?

To stop the dye from reaching certain areas

In fabric dyeing, what does the word **resist** mean?

Shibori traditionally uses {{}} dye, a deep blue colour made from plants.

On fabrics like clothing, cushions or scarves

Where might you find examples of Shibori?

Starter Quiz