Silks

My order from Dharma always includes dyes, paints, and fixers.  OK, and usually some fabric too.  This order had some of my favorites; a cotton/silk blend.  If you've never seen this, it is yummy! One side has the silky sheen, and the other the matte of cotton.  It cuts, sews and quilts as easy as cotton, and OMG...how beautifully it takes dyes!  Even though it is a silk blend, I still use Procion dyes with beautiful results.  One of the interesting aspects of the blend is that with some colors you actually end up with a different look on each side.

And my other fabric this time was silk dupioni...love, love, love that stuff. And it also dyes like a dream.  Oh, and don't worry, I got ample yardage of both! (:>).



Next time we have a cool day I plan to do a little dyeing!