Hand Dyed Playsilks

This project has been bookmarked on my computer for over a year. I had always wanted to dye silks for creative play. So, while I was in 'Merica, I ordered some plain silk scarves from Thai Silks and bought several packages of koolaide. Getting J ready to dye the silks...

then stirring the koolaide into the hot water...

adding the silks to the water...

and hanging up our creations....

my favorite....our rainbow one!

Now for some tips and ideas about hand dyed playsilks. This project uses very hot water, so I suggest extreme caution doing this with a preschooler. J wanted to help and I was there every step of the way, always reminding her how hot they were. I purchased my silks from Thai Silks because they were the only ones that offered the small handkerchief sizes that I wanted to dye for Kaleb. I purchased the 27 inch squares for J and the 11 inch pocket squares for Kaleb. I now wish that I would have purchased the longer and larger squares for tent making and sorts. Next time... I also wish I would have used more yellow koolaide since the yellow turned out so light.

Now for some great links to help you get started....
Sara's Toy Box
stash junkie
Raising Olives

We had fun and we now have lots of playsilks to encourage our imagination.