Dyeing Silk Scarves

Had a lot of fun over the weekend dyeing two new scarves

 and over-dyeing two previously dyed ones.

 I was afraid that the darker colors would totally take over the lighter ones on this scarf below,

but that didn't happen. I enjoy working in this very free, abstract painting style. After squirting on the dyes, I gently lift the plastic a bit from each end to encourage mingling of the colors.

  Below is the finished washed and ironed scarf.

On the other new scarf  I used the arashi shibori technique, binding it to

a pvc pipe with rubber bands.  I used Lemon Yellow, Deep Orange, Turquoise and Terracotta.

 Here is the finished scarf.

The one below was previously dyed but came out very light. It was a chiffon silk, which takes the dye differently than the China silk ones above. I wanted to add more color to it.

The picture on the right shows it with all the wet dye and notice how dark it looks.

However, after curing, washing, drying, and ironing, 

it came out looking very soft and impressionistic. 

    

The scarf below was another one I tried to over-dye, but it didn't work out like I had hoped. I may try to do some stenciling with silk paints over it, to make it a little more exciting.

I'll be selling these scarves and more at the Studios on the Park in Paso Robles

 at their Handcrafted for the Holidays Show

 which opens November 21st and runs through December 28th. 

If you are local, check out their holiday show. 

Studios on the Park does a great job providing arts programming to the local schools.

 They serve over 100,00 students and visitors every year. 

They are located at 1130 Pine Street in Paso Robles, California. 

To find out more about them and their hours, etc., visit Studios on the Park