Description
*Due to customs restrictions, these kits can only be shipped within NZ. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
These fun and educational kits have been carefully put together to give you the opportunity to create your very own bundled dyed silk square in ‘sunset tones’ of reds, pinks and purples.
This is a kit designed for ‘bundle dyeing’. Bundle dyeing (as opposed to immersion dyeing) is a method used by natural dyers where the textile is bundled directly with the raw dye ingredients, making for a fun and eco-friendly way to create patterns on your fabrics.
This kit contains:
- One hemmed and pre-mordanted silk square (90 x 90cm)
- Dried Scabiosa Flowers
- Dried Cochineal
- Madder Root
- String
- Gloves
- An access code to the online tutorial.
You will need to provide:
- A clean, waterproof surface to work on (or a table cover to protect your surface)
- An old pan with a lid (for safety reasons this cannot be a pan you use for preparing food)
- A steaming basket (again, separate from food use)
- Tongs or another tool for handling hot silk (separate from food use)
- A bowl or bucket big enough to soak the silk (separate from food use)
- You may like to source child sized protective gloves
Please note that all results will be unique and may appear quite different from the images provided. The journey of natural dyes is always an adventure, so expect the unexpected and be prepared to embrace serendipity!
A special thank you to Asha Frost, who was the first to test this product, for a selection of the photographs included in this gallery.
