Silk Dyes - Supplies & DVD

Spend an hour with Marlene and learn how much fun it is to be able to dye silk instantly with non-toxic dyes that need NO heat setting and are PERMANENT WHILE WET! Hundreds have already been amazed at how anyone, whether talented or not, can create beautiful, professional looking silk scarves in only ten minutes!

Simple Silk Dyes DVD - 1 hour - ~~$25.00~~ $15.00 This week only!

Feedback from a new dyeing student

"So i've had a chance to play with my new dyes and thought i'd give you some feedback after all your help and encouragement.

"First, i LOVE how wonderful it is to work with them. I love the complete lack of the "tar baby" effect that's so annoying when i work with paint. The workspace stays clean, the fabric can fold back on itself without worry. There's nothing dripping on the floor, i don't have to use up a lot of space keeping stuff spread out while it's drying, etc. and they're better than other dyes, too - just one step - dilute with water. They are really phenomenal. Of course, you already know that. What can i say? I think it's very exciting.

"I'm really giving my color theory studies a road test with mixing colors. It's so wonderful to be able to experiment so quickly. Your notes about the colors are right on.

"I'm planning a quilt that looks like an antique map and i was able to get a vintage khaki-ish sepia color that i'm very pleased with. It's very exciting.

"I've been surprised at how far the little bottles go. It seems like i've done a good bit of experimenting and i keep expecting to look down and see that the bottles are low - and they're not.

"Feel free to quote me. this stuff is wonderful. i ordered more silk last night and keep coming up with more things i want to try with it.

"Thanks again for all your help,"
maureen o'doogan

This kit includes assorted base fabrics in light, medium and darker fabrics with prints, sheers, assorted small bits to collage with, yarns, and silk to dye the color yellow or image you want. There are 31 fabric bases, so you can do one collage a day for one month.

Yellow Collage Kit - $25.00

These are the easiest, fastest liquid dyes I have ever used. Light to dark colors are possible. No heat is required to set the dyes. They are PERMANENT WHILE WET. Super concentrated. About 20-30 drops of dye mixed in 2 ounces of tap water for a medium color. Can be applied with plastic pour bottles, spray bottles, paint brushes, sponges, etc. creating a variety of effects. Use with silk, linen, wool or rayon, but they are not permanent on cotton. Results vary depending on the texture and content of your fabric. Can be used to overdye fabrics that have already been dyed, thus recycling your textiles. Use gloves to simplify the clean up. Great for kid's projects, such as hand-dyed silk scarves for Mother’s Day gifts, Father’s Day handkerchiefs, painted pillowcases and purses.

The kit includes 10 colors: Canary, Goldenrod, Pumpkin, Scarlet, Magenta, Electric Blue, Turquoise, Emerald Green, Brown, and Black (½ ounce each); 2 pipettes for mixing colors, 1 silk scarf for dying, 2 gloves, 2 baggies, a silk catalog and an 8-page instruction booklet with 16 techniques for dying and surface design.

PLEASE NOTE: All the dyes MUST be mixed with water before use. You can use small bottles or the bottle kit below, which has flip tops and spray tops for various techniques.

10 Color Dye Kit - $50.00

Includes 5 spray top bottles and 5 pour top bottles used for mixing and applying colors. All the dyes MUST be mixed with water before use. You can use small bottles or this bottle kit.

Bottle Kit - $15.00

This 8-page instruction booklet details 16 techniques for dying and surface design, including baggie and table top techniques using the spray bottles of dye to create sunset lines or zebra stripes, floral images, stencil resist images, using the dye concentrates added to shaving cream to thicken them and pull through silk screens, fusing foil to dyed silk, clothespin resist techniques and creating hand-dyed silk organza greeting cards.

Please note: This booklet is already included in the 10 color dye kit.

Instruction booklet - $5.00

Four of people's favorite assorted silk scarves and two bonus silk fabrics!

Paj scarf (light weight shiny silk) 11" x 60"
(Satin stripe chiffon scarf 8" x 54") Temporarily out of stock, substitution will be Satin Devoré Whimsical Squares.
Jacquard scarf (flare pattern, medium weight) 8" x 54"
Chiffon scarf (semi-sheer) 8" x 54"
Silk organza (stiff, sheer) for 6 - 8 greeting cards 11" x 11"
Silk broadcloth (feels and sews like cotton, not shiny nor slippery) 11" x 11"

Silk Kit - $20.00