Like any new technique, there's a bit of a learning curve.
If you touch silk with a spot of dye it spreads like crazy, so various methods have to be adopted to either slow its progress or contain it within a very specific area.
When all the fun stuff is completed, the scarf goes into a steamer for 3 hours to set the colours. This is where you hope and pray that no water touches the scarf or the colours will run and it's back to square one.
The scarf above is made from Habotai 8mm silk. The "mm" doesn't mean millimetres. It refers instead to "momme" - a silk industry measure of weight. "8mm" means that if measured over a 100yd length x 45" width, my silk would weigh 8lbs. I also use Pongee 5mm - lighter and more translucent than the 8mm. In this second picture (5mm silk) you can just see the design showing through.
Both silks have a smooth finish and feel gorgeous against the skin, and I've taken to wearing them nearly all the time. I work in an air-conditioned office and they keep the chill at bay.
Check out my site at Sula V Silver Jewellery, Silk Scarves & Textiles.
I also have a shop on Etsy www.SulaV1.etsy.com and a Facebook page at Hand-painted Silk Scarves
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