In Search of Wild Silk: Exploring a Village Industry in the Jungles of India Persian Berries Extract

In Search of Wild Silk: Exploring a Village Industry in the Jungles of India Persian Berries ExtractIn Search of Wild Silk: Exploring a Village Industry in the Jungles of India by Karen Selk To celebrate Karen's beautiful book I am including a sample pack of some of the silk cocoons she writes about! Clockwise from the center top: Tasar (Tussah) Silk Cocoons, Bombyx Mori Silk Cocoons, Muga Silk Cocoons, White Eri Silk Cocoons, Red Eri Silk Cocoons. Silk! Just the word invokes intrigue and fantasies of lavish mounds of richly hued fabrics. The

Garden Blend InkThe Garden Blend Ink is made in my studio in Roanoke

It can be used to make:

Adding layers to deepen the color and make it more light-fast is easy

Measuring approximately 80" by 28"

Care: hand wash

revealing delicate variations in tone and texture—each thread a testament to the wild silkworms that spun it

The kit dyes approximately 40 lbs of fiber to medium shades

Tussah Fleck - the flecks are bits of the silk cocoon

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Dyed with Madder Root

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Eupatorium Extract Colors: soft yellows to oranges