Shibori (絞り, also 搾り) is, first and foremost, simply the noun form of the verb shiboru (絞る, 搾る): to wring, squeeze, press, extract, strain out, contract ....
A camera's or eye's iris/aperture is also "shibori", because it contracts to constrict light.
But the most important shibori, vastly overshadowing quaint tie-dying art forms and camera apertures, is "ichiban shibori": the first press of the malt in beer-making.
A camera's or eye's iris/aperture is also "shibori", because it contracts to constrict light.
But the most important shibori, vastly overshadowing quaint tie-dying art forms and camera apertures, is "ichiban shibori": the first press of the malt in beer-making.