The TobaSign fabric dyes & paints are widely recognised for their
qualities in the world of silk painting. They are dyes
that can be used to paint and to dye 100% natural fabrics such as cotton,
wool, linen...
TobaSign is a fibre-reactive dye in liquid form. These dyes
react chemically with the fibre molecules and create a chemical bond.
Thus the dye is permanently held in the fibre. The strong binding between
both provides an excellent light- and wash-fastness without altering
the intrinsic qualities of each fabric.
Concerning the use,
note that the TobaSign dyes can be fixed in 2 different ways with the
same result: with TobaFix or with steam.
Many artists have chosen these fabric dyes & paints to express
their creativity. Gradually we will show you some details of their work.
What is silk painting?
Silk painting is the art of applying dye to silk.
It's a direct paint-on method; the dyes are usually painted on to white
or natural silk. (Although the TobaSign colours are painted onto the silk,
they are actually dyes because they penetrate the fibers of the silk and
become integral part of the fabric and as such do not change the feel
and handel of the silk.)
Some of the techniques used in silk painting are: watercolor, wet-on-wet
painting, shading, gradation, salting, spotting with TobaWet, serti with
TobaGut...
The permanent liquid fibre reactive dyes merge to become an integral
part of the silk. After fixing the TobaSign dyes will have formed a permanent
bond with the silk fibers. These dyes do not alter the natural properties
and soft handle of the silk. The silk remains soft and supple.
Silk painting is used to create wall hangings or clothing and home decoration.
Silk painting also serves the purposes of numerous fashion and fabric
designers.
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Batik tools from different continents
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DVD: Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori 
Arimatsu-Narumi Shibori: Celebrating 400 Years of Japanese Artisan Design
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For more information: Studio Galli Productions - The Poolside Bungalow - 38261 Dorsey Court - Fremont, CA 94536 USA
December 14, 2006 - June 30, 2009
Exhibition: The Modernist Style Herbarium.
Venue: Centre de Documentació i Museu Tèxtil de Terrassa - c/ Salmerón, 25 - Terrassa (Barcelona) - Spain
November 2, 2007 - February 6, 2009
Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear.
Venue: The Bata Shoe Museum - 327 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1W7 - Canada
November 21, 2007 - May 18, 2008
Exhibition: Between the Sea and the Desert: The Many Cultures of North Africa
Venue: Textile Museum of Canada - 55 Centre Avenue - Toronto, Ontario M5G 2H5 - Canada
January 1 - December 31, 2008
Exhibition: Claudy Jongstra in the Eysinga house - Claudy Jongstra
Venue: Het Fries Museum - Turfmarkt 11, - Leeuwarden - Holland
January 17 - June 2, 2008
Exhibition: Shoes
Venue: Musée La Piscine de Roubaix - 23 rue de l'Espérance, 59100 Roubaix - France
January 29 - June 1, 20088
Exhibition: Cloth & Culture NOW
Venue: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts - University of East Anglia - Norwich - NR4 7TJ - UK
February 1 - August 31, 2008
Exhibition: Looks. Mode 1750-1958
Venue: Modemuseum Hasselt - Gasthuisstraat 11 - 3500 Hasselt - Belgium
February 8 - May 31, 2008
Exhibition: Peacocks and Pinstripes
Venue: Fashion and Textile Museum - 83 Bermondsey Street - London SE1 3XF - UK
February 15 - September 18, 2008
Exhibition: Accessories from the Bolivian Highlands
Venue: The Textile Museum - 2320 S Street, NW - Washington, DC 20008-4088 - USA
February 22 - June 15, 2008
Exhibition: Evolution Revolution - The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles
Venue: The RISD Museum (Rhode Island School of Design) - 224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903 - USA
February 24 - July 13, 2008
Exhibition: QUILT ART 20
Venue: Textilsammlung Max Berk - Brahmsstraße 8 - 69118 Heidelberg-Ziegelhausen - Germany
March 8 - May 11, 2008
Exhibition: Camelias
Venue: MIAT - Minnemeers 9 - 9000 Gent - Belgium
March 8 - October 5, 2008
Exhibition: Le Noir et Blanc
Venue: Musée de l'Impression sur Etoffes - 14, rue Jean-Jacques Henner - 68072 Mulhouse cedex - France
March 15 - July 13, 2008
Exhibition: China Design Now
Shenzhen: Frontier City - graphic design
Shanghai: Dream City - fashion and lifestyle
Beijing: Future City - architecture & urban planning
Venue: Victoria and Albert Museum - Cromwell Road - London SW7 - UK
March 15 - June 15, 2008
Exhibition: Paper Sensitivity from Holland (images)
Luis Acosta - Mariëlle van den Bergh - Yuko Ebina - Toshihiro Hatori - Miriam Londoño - Ingrid Siliakus
Venue: Museu Molí Paperer de Capellades - 08786 Capellades (Barcelona) - Spain
March 18 - May 18, 2008
Exhibition: Hommage aux donateurs. Nouvelles acquisitions (pdf-file)
Venue: Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs - 34 rue de la Charité F-69002 Lyon - France
March 21 - May 27, 2008
Exhibition: Weefsels van het Absolute.
Venue: Museum voor het Kostuum en de Kant - Violetstraat 12 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium
March 21 - December 31, 2008
Exhibition: From New Look to Expo 58.
Venue: Museum voor het Kostuum en de Kant - Violetstraat 12 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium
March 27 - May 25, 2008
Exhibition: Broder notre histoire: Regards de femmes Indiennes sur le 21e Siècle.
Venue: Musée du costume et du textile - 349, rue Riverside - Saint-Lambert (Québec) - J4P 1A8 - Canada
April 1 - July 20, 2008
Exhibition: Paracas - Mythes et symboles du Pérou ancien & Elena Izcue
Venue: Musée du quai Branly - 37, quai Branly - 75007 – Paris - France
April 3 - June 15, 2008
Exhibition: The Whole Story: Wholecloth Quilts by Hand and Machine..
Venue: New England Quilt Museum - 18 Shattuck Street - Lowell, Massachusetts 01 - USA
April 4 - September 18, 2008
Exhibition: Blue
Venue: The Textile Museum - 2320 S Street, NW - Washington, DC 20008-4088 - USA
April 5 - May 18, 2008
Exhibition: 'Junction' - Marian Bijlenga, Raija Jokinen & Aino Kajaniemi
Venue: Museum Rijswijk - Herenstraat, 67 - 2282 BR Rijswijk - Holland
April 8 - June 21, 2008
Exhibition: Carole Waller: - textiles and glass
Venue: Crafts Study Centre - Farnham Campus - Falkner Road - Farnham - Surrey GU9 7DS - UK
April 20, 2008 - November 2, 2009
Exhibition: 'Bourgeois Pride and Princely Splendour. Costumes from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century'.
Venue: ABEGG-STIFTUNG - Werner Abegg-Strasse 67 - CH-3132 Riggisberg - Switserland
April 23, 2008 - January 27, 2009
Exhibition: 'Battleground: War Carpets from Afghanistan'.
Venue: Textile Museum of Canada - 55 Centre Avenue - Toronto, Ontario M5G 2H5 - Canada
April 25 - June 8, 2008
Exhibition: Japanese Kimonos of Masu Yamamoto
Venue: Danish Museum of Art and Design - Bredgade 68 - 1260 Copenhagen K - Denmark
May 8 - December 30, 2008
Exhibition: Secrets - The Lure of Lingerie
Venue: Textilmuseum - Vadianstrasse 2 - 9000 St.Gallen - Switserland
Until May 11, 2008
Exhibition: Gee's Bend Quilts and Beyond - Louisiana Bendolph, Mary Lee Bendolph, Thornton Dial & Lonnie Holley.
Venue: Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) - On Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo - Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 - USA
Until May 12, 2008
Exhibition: Fans.
Venue: Tassenmuseum Hendrikje - Herengracht 573 - 1017 CD Amsterdam - Holland
Until May 25, 2008
Exhibition: Benno by touch - Benno Premsela.
Venue: Centraal Museum - Nicolaaskerkhof 10, Utrecht - Holland
May 30 - August 3, 2008
Exhibition: Dreams of Water - Charlotte Houman
Venue: Danish Museum of Art and Design - Bredgade 68 - 1260 Copenhagen K - Denmark
Until June 1, 2008
Exhibition: Little Black Dress.
Venue: Brighton Museum & Art Gallery - Royal Pavilion Gardens - Brighton - East Sussex - BN1 1EE - UK
Until June 29, 2008
Exhibition: Dutch Wax prints in Africa of the Dutch VLISCO factory.
Venue: Museum Volkenkunde - Steenstraat 1 - 2300 AE Leiden - Holland
Until June 29, 2008
Exhibition: NUNO: Textiles of the 21st Century
Venue: Minneapolis Institute of Arts - 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 - USA
July 10 - September 21, 2008
Exhibition: Gee's Bend Quilts and Beyond.
Venue: Knoxville Museum of Art - 1050 World’s Fair Park • Knoxville, TN 37916-1653 - USA
Until September 1, 2008
Exhibition: Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product - The website
Venue: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution - 2 East 91st Street New York, NY 10128 - USA
Until September 7, 2008
Exhibition: For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving.
Venue: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - de Young - Golden Gate Park - 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive - San Francisco, CA 94118 - USA
Until August 31, 2008
Exhibition: A Moroccan Passion.
Venue: Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent - 3, rue Léonce Reynaud - 75116 Paris - France
Until August 31, 2008
Exhibition: Script - Fashion and interiors, from salon to house.
Venue: Centraal Museum - Nicolaaskerkhof 10, Utrecht - Holland
October - November, 2008
Symposium: The 7th International Shibori Symposium in France (pdf-file). Provence (Roussillon, Nîmes, Lauris), Lyon and Paris.
World Shibori Network - USA
Until November, 2008
Exhibition: Greece - Greek regional dress and the Greek Immigration in the Republic of Argentina.
Venue: Museo Nacional del Traje - Chile 832 - Buenos Aires - Argentina
Until November 16, 2008
Exhibition: Veiled Communications: Head Coverings from South Asia
Venue: Minneapolis Institute of Arts - 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 - USA
Until December 31, 2008
Exhibition: Dutch Lace of Friesland.
Venue: Fries Museum - 8900 CE Leeuwarden - Holland
Until February, 2009
Chronicles of Riches: Treasures from the Bata Shoe Museum.
Venue: The Bata Shoe Museum - 327 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1W7 - Canada
