Silk for playsilks?

[tboroson]

Ok, I'm a-checkin' out Dharma Trading, thinking of ordering some silk to make playsilks for Talia. Can anybody recommend which weight of habotai would be appropriate? I don't have any silk swatches handy to compare them. My guess is that 5mm would be right, but I wanted to make sure it's sturdy enough to put up with abuse by toddlers...

Thank you!

[babyblueeyes]

I think 8mm is what a lot of people use. Here's another source for them:

Thai Silks

[mehndi mama]

I'd just get the premade china silk scarves - then you won't have to hem them yourself.

[tboroson]

Cool, thanks! Another question: I know that "china silk" means polyester when you're talking wedding gown fabrics. I'm guessing that this is real silk, and the phrase "china silk" is just unfortunate... but I wanted to make sure

[mcmrymoon]

tara -
i get my silk scarves from thai silks. i'm hoping to make a set for my niece this weekend!