Bundle Dye Kit

Our bundle dye kit consist of:  Handwoven peace silk shawl (any of the available sizes or fabric blends would work just fine! 40x180cm peace silk shawl)  Aluminim potassium sulfate  Buckthorn seed powder (3.5 oz) Madder root powder (3.5 oz)   YOU’LL ALSO NEED: A stock pot that is not used for cooking An old steam basket or colander  Cotton string or rubber bands A mask to protect yourself from inhaling fine particles  STEP ONE: SCOUR AND MORDANT First, you’ll need to scour and mordant your silk shawl. Scour—a fancy word for wash REALLY well—the silk by washing it in hot water with a hearty amount of pH-neutral soap. (You can also use a product called Synthrapol, but most plant-based dish soaps are perfectly sufficient.) Rinse well. To mordant, measure alum at between 10-15% weight of fabric/fiber (WOF). As a reference point, this project required what appeared to be roughly 3 tablespoons of alum. Dissolve the alum in enough hot water to submerge your silk. Soak silk in soluti