Silk Bandana Kit
$100
These dye-it-yourself kits provide the ideal opportunity for you to tap into your creative vibes and experience naturally dyeing textiles from the comforts of your kitchen. Makes a great gift too! Suitable for beginners. Included in this kit are as follows:
- 100% Silk Habotai Bandana (21″x21″): pre-scoured, pre-mordanted and ready to take on the dye.
- Silk scraps, ready to dye
- 2 different dyestuffs in extract form: Logwood, Weld. 1 in ground root form: Madder
- “Tums”. The main ingredient in this is Calcium Carbonate, which will harden the water. The dyes included in this kit adhere best to the fibres with hard water.
- These instructions (4 pages)
The natural dyes in this kit will provide you with variations of purples, yellows, and reds. By experiencing the time-honoured craft of naturally dyeing textiles, you are taking steps towards understanding slow textiles, advocating a movement of craftsmanship that is timeless, local, and sustainable.
In stock (can be backordered)
