Mama Jude's Plant Dyed Silks

Plant-dyed Play Silks - 36"x36"

0 Review(s) Write a Review

Your Price: $21.99

A beautiful hand-dyed silk perfect size for capes or storytelling.

Part Number: MJ02

Availability: In Stock.

Color

Quantity

Description
Product Features

What a wonderful silk for play. Easily tied around a child to be a cape or a shirt, or clipped to a chair to make up part of wonderfully colorful tent. The colors are amazing and rich - hard to believe they come from plant dyes.

These beautiful colors are created using a variety of plant materials including: Brazilwood Sawdust (reclaimed from the making violin bows from sustainably harvested wood), Dried Wild and Osage orange sawdust. Color variations within each silk are a normal effect when using plant dye.

Artist Details

When it comes to natural dyes, I prefer to use the raw materials--nut hulls, wood chips, flowers, roots--whenever possible. It's kind of like making soup from scratch. The results are never the same, and I am constantly amazed by the results every time. These gifts from the plants are wondrous, and I am so grateful to Nature for sharing them with us. Thank you for letting me share them with you!

A NOTE FROM MAMA JUDE: Plant dyes provide rich, vibrant colors that come directly from nature. Like natural fibers (such as wool, cotton, silk, or linen), they are a sustainable, renewable resource. Many of these plant dyes last a long time. (Think of a tapestry you might see in a museum.) Over the years, some of these colors may gently mellow. I feel that these shades are equally beautiful. (Please keep in mind that any item, even commercially dyed items like T-shirts, will fade from continued exposure to direct sunlight.) Plant dyed items last best with a bit of special care. In the case of dolls, hats, and other toys, I suggest surface washing when necessary. Silk scarves or items knitted, crocheted or woven from plant dyed yarns can be washed separately by hand. Cold water is best. I use a mild dish soap or mild detergent to wash my own items and avoid soaps with enzymes. Sometimes soaps with enzymes can alter the ph of a plant dyed item and change the color.

American breakfast box with wooden egg, pancakes, bacon, orange juice, maple syrup, and fruit.

Wooden American Breakfast Set

$28.80

In Stock.

(0)

Add To Cart

Waldorf 7 Moons Weekly Calendar

$59.49

In Stock.

(0)

Add To Cart

3 Nins, 3 Woods

$11.49

In Stock.

(0)

Add To Cart

Mandala Cones Fire

$23.00

In Stock.

(0)

Add To Cart

Sugar cube tin with wooden play sugar displayed

Wooden Play Sugar Cubes in a Tin

$8.49

In Stock.

(0)

Add To Cart

Wooden Cucumber to Cut

$7.20

In Stock.

(0)

Add To Cart

Plant-dyed Play Silks - 36"x36"

Choose Options

Related Items

Recently Viewed Items

Mailing List