Playsilks

[Carolinamidwife]

Where do you get them and what do you use to dye them?

TIA!

[twouglyducks]

I get them from www.thaisilks.com and use koolaid to dye them. I've used procion on one and it turned out super nice, too.

[Colorful~Mama]

I get them from thaisilks if they have what I need in stock and aren't backordered lol
Dharmatrading when I need to.
I have also bought silk yardage and had a friend serge the ends for me to make silks.

I use procion dyes or silk dyes/paints depending on what i'm doing

[Carolinamidwife]

thanks for the link! what am i looking for if i just want some standard playsilks? there are a lot to choose from there...

[mamaMAMAma]

I got the 8mm china silk, 35x35 (or whatever size you like).

[twouglyducks]

Yeah... look under scarves, then china silks.

[calebsmama03]

Dumb Question...

OK, sorry for the extremely dense question, but it's late...
I've seen some gorgeous playsilks at various WAHM sites and think they are lovely - but what do you/your child use them for? I have a boy and haven't put much thought into them.

[Carolinamidwife]

Well, right now Stella is wee so I use it just to kind of wow her with. I swirl them over her or kind of let them float over her while she lays on the floor, play peek-a-boo. She likes to suck on them and I also love to use them to tie toys to when we're out. I tie one end to a teether and the other to the strap of my mei-tai or whatever.

When they get older you can buy clips and use them to make tents, or use them for dress up... I like them because they are open ended.

[mamaMAMAma]

DD#1 uses them for everything. Roofs, wrap for dollie, diaper for dollie, skirt, head scarf, wedding gown, water in "bathtub" for washing bear, flowers,... whatever their imagination takes them.

[ma2maya]

I've seen some gorgeous playsilks at various WAHM sites and think they are lovely - but what do you/your child use them for? I have a boy and haven't put much thought into them. calebsmama03

You would be suprised at what they can come up with. A boy I take care of, (and he's all about dinosaurs and volcanos and fossils) will use the silks as protection from the hot lava on the ground to having me tie them on him like butterfly wings. Of course, he likes to use them as capes and to hide under.

Quite honestly play silks are very gender nuetral. I think maybe its the colors or the fact that they are "silk" which gives them the girl leaning.

Happy Imagining!
Kathy

[calebsmama03]

Thanks

Thanks mamas! All these are what I *thought* initially, but then I thought that because playsilks are so popular there must be something I'm missing Thanks for indulging my "duh"!!