Supplies:
Silk blanks (lots of sizes) Dharma Trading Company
Koolaid, silk dye, food coloring, anything in your kitchen that stains
Cool tutorials:
One of many basic tutorials on dying silk with koolaid
How to make a rainbow silk
Using gel glue as a resist
Making playsilks is addictive! The whole idea behind playsilks for children is that they can be anything. Princess, pirate, fairy, wizard, superhero, mermaid, a river, snow, camp-fire, a doll blanket or sling…you get the idea! It starts with basic peek-a-boo scarves and blossoms once kids start role-playing. [Perks for the mama: pretty back-drops for photos, drapes, table clothes, stroller sun-shade, summer weight baby blanket, etc.]
I love the rainbow on my deck!
Here’s one from the other night. I’d seen some beautiful earth tones made from tea and coffee and other organic materials. We had tea, so that’s what I used! It’s much richer than I expected, but I love it and am considering doing some larger tea stained silks as window sheers in our play-area.
And finally, here is my attempt using the rainbow tutorial linked above with koolaid:
It turned out a bit tie-dyed, but that’s one of the things I like about kool-aid dying! It’s not perfect, but I like it and have been having fun playing with my son! All sorts of new games possible with an extra huge silk!
