{"id":1635,"date":"2023-01-03T15:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T23:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:03:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T23:03:36","slug":"how-to-dye-silk-scarves-with-kool-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/how-to-dye-silk-scarves-with-kool-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Dye Silk Scarves with Kool-Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First, I\u2019m going to wax on about silk scarves. I love them. They make great capes and head scarves and baby blankets and tents and banners for waving. They are perfect for shawls and dress-up aprons and dress up skirts. My favorite size is 35\u00d735. You can buy them at\u00a0Dharma T<\/a>rading<\/a>\u00a0(NOT an affiliate link).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Silk scarves, like other protein, or animal fibers are really easy to dye. This method is also called silk painting and will give a sort of tie dye look. It\u2019s done with Kool-Aid, so this is a great activity to do with kids!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the supplies you\u2019ll need:
* silk scarves
* white vinegar
*\u00a0condiment bottles<\/a> OR you could use some recycled yogurt containers or small mason jars
* kool-aid packets \u2013 4-6 per color\/container (more info below)
*\u00a0saran wrap<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0glad wrap<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 you want brand name cling wrap because it\u2019s thicker. I don\u2019t want you to get plastic all melted to your scarves!
* a plastic table cloth to cover your work space
*\u00a0vinyl gloves<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, wash your silk scarves with dishsoap. Don\u2019t worry, it won\u2019t ruin your washing machine or flood over, like a dishwasher would (just fyi, never ever put dishsoap in your dishwasher. It\u2019s bad, don\u2019t ask how I know).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fill a pot with enough water to cover the scarves and add a glug (it equals about 1\/4c- it\u2019s a technical term) of vinegar for every 2 or 3 scarves. It doesn\u2019t have to be exact. Make sure the scarves are all opened up and mixed around so the vinegar water gets in all the folds and crevices.<\/p>\n\n\n

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While the scarves are soaking, get your dyes ready.
First, pour about a splash (about 2tbsp \u2013 another technical term) of vinegar into each container.
I do red, blue and yellow dyes in separate containers. Choose colors that will mix well together, because they will mix. You don\u2019t have to use just a single color though! To get some really awesome colors, check out this chart<\/a> to choose a formula. You\u2019ll want to use a total of 4-6 packets per container so choose accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Also I don\u2019t think that they make Berry Blue anymore. You can use Mixed Berry instead, but it is darker. Add some Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade or Lemonade to lighten it or use fewer packets or just try it out. It\u2019s a pretty color.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put the powder into the container, then add warm water to fill it and shake shake shake until it\u2019s all well dissolved.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Now, ready your workspace.
Set out a plastic tablecloth if you like. Put out a length of saran wrap that is about 12 inches long. You might want longer if you\u2019re going to spread your scarf out differently or if its a longer scarf. Tape down the corners with a little scotch tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, preheat the oven to 250 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok, now comes the fun part- are you ready??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remove one scarf and wring it out. Fold the scarf as you like. Try just folding half and then in half again. Or try that, but fold diagonally. Don\u2019t let it get more than about 4 layers or the color will have a hard time going through. Make sure the scarf fits within about 2 inches of the saran wrap on each side. The scarf going to stick together because it\u2019s wet, so it\u2019s kind of a fun exercise in frustration. But don\u2019t worry, your scarf will turn out fabulous!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Squirt (or pour) the dyes onto the scarf. Use your hands to press the colors into the scarf. If the colors aren\u2019t going through really easily, flip it over and squirt colors on the other side too.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Look at that concentration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep painting until there isn\u2019t any white space left.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fold the long edges over the scarf. It\u2019s not going to meet in the middle, so don\u2019t worry about that.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Starting at one end, roll up the scarf and plastic wrap, until you make a little scarf cinnamon roll. Don\u2019t worry if some of the dye leaks out.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Set the rolled up scarf in a baking pan with about an inch of water. Bake in the oven at 250 degrees for 20 minutes. This sets the color. This is why you don\u2019t want to use cheap-o plastic wrap. The brand name stuff is thicker and won\u2019t melt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they\u2019re done, let them cool and then rinse.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hang them to dry. The silk is so thin, they won\u2019t take long to dry. If you like, iron them on the silk setting to get all the wrinkles out.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And now the scarf is done!<\/p>\n\n\n

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And ready to be played with! Doesn\u2019t that look like fun!?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you going to do with your scarf?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, I\u2019m going to wax on about silk scarves. I love them. They make great capes and head scarves and baby blankets and tents and banners for waving. They are perfect for shawls and dress-up aprons and dress up skirts. My favorite size is 35\u00d735. You can buy them at\u00a0Dharma Trading\u00a0(NOT an affiliate link). Silk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1635","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-make-stuff-for-kids","9":"post-with-thumbnail","10":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museofthemorning.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}