Mommy to monkeys Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I have a collection of playsilks, but they're all minis and 30 by 30 size. I'd like to get some a bit bigger (but not huge canopy size). We like bright colors.:D Any suggestions? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daysaregifts Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Maybe Oriental Trading or Dollar Store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I am SO not a crafty person, but I bought undyed silks from here: http://www.thaisilks.com/ and dyed them with food coloring using these instructions: http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/fooddyes.shtml They came out amazingly well. Which reminds me, I should get some more and do them again soon -- we've had the old ones for years and they're basically in tatters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 My DD's love playsilks so I have bought some "old lady scarves" from the thrift stores. I know not all of the scarves are silk but my girls love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Maybe Oriental Trading or Dollar Store? I'm looking for really nice silk ones;) I am SO not a crafty person, but I bought undyed silks from here: http://www.thaisilks.com/ and dyed them with food coloring using these instructions: http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/fooddyes.shtml They came out amazingly well. Which reminds me, I should get some more and do them again soon -- we've had the old ones for years and they're basically in tatters. This is a great idea. I'm glad you mentioned you're not crafty. . .that's exactly how I would describe myself. . .embarassingly NOT crafty. Do you remember what kind you got? Did you get the pre hemmed scarf size or big pieces and hem them yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda TX Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I bought ours here http://www.dharmatrading.com/ and then dyed them with a kool-aid recipe. They turned out GREAT. We did them probably 6 years ago and my two girls still utilize them for play and dress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I buy them white at Dharma Trading Company and then dye them using the kool aid method. I have some that are 8 years old and still going strong and bright after HARD, HARD play. My boys are brutal on the things. It was much cheaper to make them myself. Get some friends and buy a bunch. With Dharma, it gets cheaper per item the more you buy. The Kool aid dying is very easy. Just google it. We used kool aid in high concentration and put the washed silks in plastic ziplock bags and put them in the microwave. Then let them cool and wash them out. It was so easy! We had a silkie party one winter and gave them as yule gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 My DD's love playsilks so I have bought some "old lady scarves" from the thrift stores. I know not all of the scarves are silk but my girls love them. I have a drawer of these too. The girls MUST love them, cause they're always out. lol Dharma Trading Company. Got it. They say they sell in yardage. So did you cut to size and then hem the edges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I have a drawer of these too. The girls MUST love them, cause they're always out. lol Dharma Trading Company. Got it. They say they sell in yardage. So did you cut to size and then hem the edges? They should have a section of blank silk scarves. They come in all shapes and sizes. They are hemmed. We got the cheapest ones. Again, they have held up to crazy use. They have been tied into knots, turned into belts, worn for days as capes, table clothes, sail of a ship, tied together to make rope, tied to make big nets, parachutes, walls of play houses, etc, etc. I wash them in cold water, by hand, and then iron them a couple times a year. I mostly got the standard silky size..maybe 35x35? But I also got some some long narrow ones, some tiny, and a couple cotton ones that are really big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I bought ours here http://www.dharmatrading.com/ and then dyed them with a kool-aid recipe. They turned out GREAT. We did them probably 6 years ago and my two girls still utilize them for play and dress... I did the same. I bought the ones that were cut and already hemmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksol Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I bought ours at dharma trading too. I didn't want to buy Kool Aid, so I just used the food coloring gel we had on hand. It was super easy and they turned out beautiful. I have a friend who bought some from sarahsilks and you cannot tell the difference in hers and ours. I bought a dozen because it was cheaper per silk, and I had the intent of saving some for gifts, but my 12 year old wanted us to keep them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I got several colors from Thai Silks. They sometimes have good sales. I also got some beautiful tye dye ones from the Color Farm. http://www.thecolorfarm.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 We've bought some here in the past: http://www.magiccabin.com/productform.asp?q=silk&search_type=normal I'd love to dye them myself, though, so next time I'll probably use the dharma site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) My DD's love playsilks so I have bought some "old lady scarves" from the thrift stores. I know not all of the scarves are silk but my girls love them. This is what we do, too. I'm not convinced that the magical qualities of silk vs. polyester are worth spending $20 for a piece of cloth when I could get similar for $0.50. (Though the blank silks are obviously much cheaper - $15-$20 is what I'm seeing for the ready-to-go ones.) Edited July 26, 2011 by ocelotmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I bought ours here http://www.dharmatrading.com/ and then dyed them with a kool-aid recipe. They turned out GREAT. We did them probably 6 years ago and my two girls still utilize them for play and dress... Same here (though it's only been 3 years) - dharma had good prices, I think I bought a dozen, and the koolaid dye came out nice & bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 We bought some from Dharma trading as well and dyed them ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 The cheapest place I've found to buy playsilks, consistently, is A Toy Garden: http://www.atoygarden.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=68&CFID=10793647&CFTOKEN=3c1c59d7343179c6-6761DBCB-D61C-E357-DAA35AB42EA55B24 Beneath the Rowan Tree is my favorite etsy seller -- more expensive but she does BEAUTIFUL work and unusual colors. http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeneathTheRowanTree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I bought ours here http://www.dharmatrading.com/ and then dyed them with a kool-aid recipe. They turned out GREAT. We did them probably 6 years ago and my two girls still utilize them for play and dress... :iagree: Adding - we also used the neon food coloring drops from the grocery. We used the same process as for the kool-aid. They came out beautifully! Our grocery carried only 5 different types of kool-aid in the packets, and we wanted a larger rainbow of colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'm sooo doing this. I think my 6 year old dd will have fun helping me. I also loveee the colors on beneath the rowan tree. I had gotten a bunch from the purple tangerine, which also has great colors, but they were 30 by 30 or smaller. It will be nice to have some a bit bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'm sooo doing this. I think my 6 year old dd will have fun helping me. I also loveee the colors on beneath the rowan tree. I had gotten a bunch from the purple tangerine, which also has great colors, but they were 30 by 30 or smaller. It will be nice to have some a bit bigger. All of mine are from Purple Tangerine, and they're doing bigger ones now! I haven't ordered any of the larger ones, but they're there. I love 'em! Beneath the Rowan Tree has amazingly gorgeous ones, too. I bought one for my oldest dd from there. She wears it as a scarf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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