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SCARVES SILK SCARVES SILK DANCING VEILS ■ SILK SATIN 12MM Beautiful drape & flow. Has a lustrous shine. Lighter weight ■ SILK VEILS 5 MM HABOTAI choice when the 19.5mm below is too heavy. (PAJ) DANCING VEILS Hand rolled hems hand sewn with silk 6” x 24” #SS6 thread. Dye & paint them, spin, twirl 8” x 54” #SS8 & float like a butterfly. You don’t have 11” x 60” #SS11 to technically be a dancer to enjoy & 15” x 60” #SS15 have fun with our dancing veils. These 14” x 72” #SS14 5 mm veils are etherial, transparent & 17” x 17” #SS17 also fragile. Handle with more care. 21.5” x 21.5” #SS22 Handwashing recommended. 5 MM 22” x 90” #SS2290 #HV5 #SS35 35” x 35” 35” x 84” SILK CHARMEUSE SCARVES 35” x 108” #HV5 HAND ■ SILK CHARMEUSE 19.5MM 45” x 108” WASH (CREPE BACK SILK SATIN) 45” x 144” + LINE DRY 55” x 108” This is the ultimate in luxury, probably the best scarf you can buy, 45” x 104” Semi circle the Ferrari of . If you work with silk, treat yourself to the finest! 6” x 24” #SC6 ■ SILK VEILS 8MM HABOTAI (PAJ) #SC8 8” x 54” DANCING VEILS 11” x 60” #SC11 14” x 72” #SC14 Beautiful habotai silk veils perfect for 15” x 60” #SC15 dancing. These 8mm veils are slightly 21.5” x 21.5” #SC22 heavier weight than our 5mm silk 22” x 90” #SC2290 veils. All are made with rolled hems hand sewn with silk thread for even 35” x 35” #SC35 #SC44 . Dye & paint them, spin & 44” x 44” twirl them! Wrap the large ones around SILK STONE WASHED SCARVES your body! Stronger than the 5 mm veils; 8mm is not as transparent as 5mm. ■ SILK STONE WASHED CDC 16.5MM Ooh, ahh - fanstastic! Made by stone washing (like a sanding • DANCERS technique) this heavier weight of Crepe de Chine. The fabric • THEATER GROUPS fairies created a matte silk with a soft sueded buttery feel! • PLAYTIME 8 MM 8” x 54” #SWCDC8 #HV8 14” x 72” #SWCDC14 #HV8 15” x 60” #SWCDC15 35” x 84” 22” x 90” #SWCDC2290 35” x 108” 35” x 35” #SWCDC35 45” x 108” 45” x 72” #SSARSW 45” x 104” Semi circle SILK CHARMEUSE SASH / 16.5MM FLAT CREPE SCARVES & 100% Silk Charmeuse sash with a nicely rolled hem. Angled ends. Sewn with silk thread. Wear it around the waist, under the WITH SILK FRINGE bustline, around the hips through the belt loops of jeans, as a Flat Crepe with absolutely beautiful 100% silk or scarf, or on a hat brim. 5” wide x 72” long. fringe. Drapes beautifully & is an excellent surface for painting. Hand sewn with silk thread #CHB in China. The fringe is difficult to make, hard to get & not cheap. All sizes are SILK / SCARVES 8mm. Very elegant! ■ SILK/WOOL 12.5 MM SCARVES & THESE SIZES HAVE STRAIGHT FRINGE:

Lovely 63% Silk / 37% Wool hand hemmed scarves. Diagonal #SFS8 weave. Also available as fabric yardage on page 70. 8” x 54” 11” x 60” #SFS11 #SFS14 8” x 54” #SW8 14” x 72” 11” x 60” #SW11 14” x 72” #SW14 36” x 80” #SW36 35” x 35” #SW35 THESE SIZES ■ 100% WOOL SCARVES HAVE FRINGE Loosely woven like a gauze fabric. Sides are closed selvage THAT STARTS & scarf ends are unfinished. Super soft (for wool)! Perfect for WITH A CROSS NETTING DESIGN: dyeing & felting. Great as a base for nuno or needle felting. Dye perfectly with Dharma Acid Dyes. Scarves not the right size? No 35” x 35” Square #SFS35 problem! We have 100% wool fabric yardage (pg. 70). #SFS44 8” X 54”: NEW SIZE! 44” x 44” Square 44” x 44” x 62” Triangle #SFTS #PWS TRIANGULAR SHAWL GREAT FOR DANCERS TO WEAR ON THE HIPS! 11” X 60”: SILK SARONGS Measure 44” by 72” (about 4ft x 6ft) or 36”x 60”. 14” X 72”: Made in China. Hand rolled hems sewn with silk thread. HAND WASHING RECOMMENDED Habotai 10mm 36”x60” #SSARH36 22” X 90”: #SSARH FOR THESE Habotai 10mm 44”x72”

Chiffon 8mm 44”x72” #SSARC PUPPIES! Stonewsh CdC 16.5mm 42”x72” #SSARSW

SILK SHRINKS MORE WHEN WASHED IN WASHING MACHINES. LOOSER WEAVES LIKE AND GAUZE SHRINK MORE. 71 SILK SCARVES MACHINE HEMMED SILK SCARVES HABOTAI SCARVES The days of hand rolled scarf hems are numbered. The ■ HABOTAI 8MM number of workers that have the skill & willingness to hand Lightweight and breezy “China Silk”. Has a light sheen. The hem thousands of scarves is decreasing (they're getting older least expensive of the silks, it’s the most often used. & young folks in China don't want to do it). These days

scarves can be hemmed faster & cleaner with machines. #H86 Here are our most popular styles, in the most popular sizes. 6” x 24” 8” x 54” #H88 ■ 8MM HABOTAI (MACHINE HEMMED) 8” x 72” #H8LS 11” x 60” #H811 8” x 54” 14” x 72” #H814 8” x 72” 15” x 60” #H815 11” x 60” 22” x 72” #H872 15” x 60” 22” x 90” #H82290 14” x 72” 21.5” x 21.5” #H822 30” x 30” #H830 21” x 21” #MH8 35” x 35” 35” x 35” #H835 44” x 44” #H844 8MM HABOTAI INFINITY / CIRCLE SCARVES 8” x 54” #H88B BLACK #H811B BLACK NARROW: 11” wide x 76” around (MACHINE HEMMED) 11” x 60” 14” x 72” #H814B BLACK #H822B BLACK #MH8 NCIRCLE 21.5” x 2 1.5” WIDE: 21” wide x 76” around (MACHINE HEMMED) CREPE DE CHINE SCARVES ■ #MH8 CIRCLE CREPE DE CHINE 12MM The “Mercedes” of the silks. It’s heavier & more substantial than the Habotai scarves. Crepe de Chine has a soft luxurious ■ 8MM FLAT CREPE (MACHINE HEMMED) crepe texture & a very subtle sheen.

8” x 54” 6” x 24” #CDC6 11” x 60” 8” x 54” #CDC8 14” x 72” #MHFC 11” x 60” #CDC11 15” x 60” #CDC15 ■ 12MM SILK SATIN (MACHINE HEMMED) 14” x 72” #CDC14 25” x 25” #CDC25 8” x 54” 35” x 35” #CDC35 11” x 60” 44” x 44” #CDC44 14” x 72” #MHSS 22” x 90” #CDC2290

■ 19.5MM CHARMEUSE (MACHINE HEMMED) 8” x 54” #CDC8B BLACK #CDC11B BLACK 11” x 60” #CDC14B BLACK 8” x 54” 14” x 72” 11” x 60” 14” x 72” #MHSC FLAT CREPE SCARVES ■ FLAT CREPE 8MM ■ 12MM CREPE DE CHINE (MACHINE HEMMED) Popular fabric for scarves. Like a hybrid of Habotai & Crepe de Chine, with a loose crepe weave that has been 8” x 54” flattened. Good surface for painting. Nice sheen. Pretty. 11” x 60” #MCDC 14” x 72” 6” x 24” #FC6 #FC8 ■ 8MM CHIFFON (MACHINE HEMMED) 8” x 54” 11” x 60” #FC11 14” x 72” #FC14 8” x 54” 15” x 60” #FC15 11” x 60” #MCHIF 21.5” x 21.5” #FC22 14” x 72” 22” x 90” #FC2290 #FC35 CHIFFON SCARVES 35” x 35” ■ CHIFFON 8MM All silk scarves are not created equal. We can Like a soft downy feather floating on the summer wind. find less expensive scarves but there are just The essence of silk. A sheer loose weave. Note: Chiffon too many problems with them. We offer only can shrink up to 25% when washed. the best quality available & have no problems & happy customers. All of our scarves are #1 quality “firsts”- grown, woven & sewn in mainland China. The hems on all 4 6” x 24” #CHIF86 sides are hand rolled & sewn with 100% silk thread (unless 8” x 54” #CHIF88 they are the new machine hemmed ones). Although the silks are 11” x 60” #CHIF811 untreated & are ostensibly “ready-to-dye”, we have found that 11” x 90” #CHIF90 with silk in general, occasionally small amounts of silk gum - 15” x 60” #CHIF815 Sericin, (the left by the moths) is still in the fabric. Where 22” x 90” #CHIF82290 there is gum, finger prints or other oils, the fabric will dye lighter. 14” x 72” #CHIF814 Look for shiny areas in your silk - we recommend pre-washing all 21.5” x 21.5” #CHIF822 silk if you want to be really safe, in HOT water and Synthrapol 30” x 30” #CHIF830 or our new Professional Detergent. Also, Milsoft, the 35” x 35” #CHIF835 industrial fabric softener we sell is highly recommended for returning the soft “hand” to your silk after dyeing or painting. 44” x 44” #CHIF844

It’s natural for silk to have irregularities. It’s the nature of silk fabric. They are expected & not considered defects.

72 ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE. THEY CAN VARY A BIT FROM SHIPMENT TO SHIPMENT. SILK CUT SCARVES DEVORE’ SATIN SCARVES WITH 4” FRINGE DEVORE´ SCARVES: They’re all the rage now! You can see RAYON SATIN ON SILK them in high end stores for $60-$90. CHIFFON BACKING For us it’s just another beautiful scarf & we can sell them as inexpensively as all Deliciously beautiful scarves! Shimmer our scarves. Silk cut velvet has a rayon of rayon satin forming an array of leaves, on a silk background. It’s 18% flowers, soft stripes or ripples on a sheer silk & 82% rayon. The rayon pile is in background of silk chiffon. Available in 12 patterns & there is a rayon fringe on different patterns, some of the styles. The big thing here 3 with 10 “ long is that just dyeing them a solid color spectacular knotted with either silk or dyes, yields a rayon fringe. Dye fabulous result. The rayon & silk dye in up with beautifully different shades on the same scarf - fun! intense colors. Try HAND spray dyeing or Alter WASH Ego dyes (pg. 43)! See our website for + LINE DRY devore´ projects & tips. Specify pattern & size as below.

ABSTRACT ANIMAL BOUQUET DAISY

ANIMAL ART BAMBOO INTRICATE FLORAL STRIPES NOUVEAU

DIAMONDS DOTS FLORA FLOWER

POLKA DOTS UNDERWATER ARABESQUE BRANCHES

GRAPES LEAF-2 LEAF ROSE

CHRYSANTHEMUMS CURLS DECO LEAF ALL PATTERNS AVAILABLE WITHOUT FRINGED ENDS:

8” x 54” #DCS8 15” x 60” #DCS15 STRIPE PEONY BAROQUE 14” x 72” #DCS14 35” x 35” #DCS35 9” X 54” + 4” FRINGE (Available in all patterns shown above) #SCVS9 10” FRINGED ENDS AVAILABLE IN PATTERNS: UNDERWATER, ART NOUVEAU, & BAMBOO ONLY. WITH FRINGED ENDS: 14” X 72” + 4” FRINGE (Available in all patterns shown above) HAND #SCVS14 15” x 60” #DCS15F WASH 14” x 72” #DCS14F

22” x 72” #DCS22F + LINE DRY 22” X 72” + 4” FRINGE (Available: Abstract, Bouquet, Animal) #SCVS22 ■ DEVORE SOLID SATIN SCARVES (70% RAYON / 30% SILK CHIFFON) Shimmer of rayon satin! Used for the Devore´ technique. Silky, SOLID SILK VELVET SCARVES WITH shiny beautiful fabric for “burn-out”. Apply -Etch to remove RAYON FRINGE the rayon threads in a design leaving a of the remaining silk threads. Dyes up gorgeously in any color! You can solid color 3 SIZES: 9” X 54”, 11” X 60”, 14” X 72” dye or paint these with Procion dye. They emerge with startlingly WITH A 4” FRINGE OR WITHOUT FRINGE intense colors! Beautiful solid UNCUT silk/rayon velvet with rayon fringe. Dyes beautifully as it is or create 8” x 54” Solid (no pattern, no fringe): your own cutwork designs using the DEVORE´ #DCS8 TECHNIQUE . Just draw on your design with 15” x 60” Solid (no pattern, no fringe): Fiber Etch (page 13), dissolve the that #DCS15 are rayon, then wash away the rayon pile. Dye your creation in your choice of gorgeous colors that you 14” x 72” Solid (no pattern, no fringe): won’t ever find in ready to wear retail stores! #DCS14 35” x 35” Solid (no pattern, no fringe): HAND WASH #DCS35 WITH 11” x 60”: #VSF11 FRINGE 14” x 72”: #VSF14 + LINE DRY NO 9” x 54”: #VS9 FRINGE 11” x 60”: #VS11

14” x 72”: #VS14

ALL SILK SCARF SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE. THEY CAN ALSO VARY A BIT FROM SHIPMENT TO SHIPMENT 73 SILK DYEABLE BLANKS SOLID SILK VELVET MEN’S SILK PAINTS, RATHER SILK COIN PURSE THAN DYES WORK SILK COSMETIC BAG LUXURIOUS! BEST WITH TIES. SILK CLUTCH BAG Beautifully made in China & sewn with 100% silk thread. Made extra long with a synthetic insert which is an advantage for SOLID SILK VELVET painting. Better to dryclean rather than wash silk ties, so they OR don’t loose their shape. Never machine wash or machine dry! CUT SILK VELVET

3 SIZES: 3.5”x 5.25” Solid: #SVBAG 5.5” x 8” 7.25” x 10.5” CUT SILK VELVET WITH Zippered closure bags fully lined ABSTRACT DESIGN 19.5MM CHARMEUSE : SATIN FINISH in quilted Habotai. Ready to dye. White 2”x60” #STC2 Get duo tone effects by dyeing the White 3”x60” #STC3 cut Velvet abstract design bags with Alter Ego dyes. Solid Velvet White 4”x60” #STC4 bags look great dyed one color or Black 4”x60 #STC4B mottled in multiple colors with Procion dye. Add dyed silk rolled cord (#SBS) to make HAND a shoulder strap! WASH 10 MM HABOTAI: “CHINA SILK” White 4”x60” #STH4 + LINE DRY Cut: #CVBAG Black 4”x60” #STH4B Solid or Cut Velvet: S Samples shown Solid or Cut Velvet: M dyed. ADJUSTABLE SILK BOW-TIE Solid or Cut Velvet: L 19.5mm Charmeuse, ready for paint & dye. No better way to add style SILK COSMETIC BAGS / 10MM HABOTAI to your outfit than a hand-painted SOLID HABOTAI southern style bow-tie! #SBT Made from 100% silk Habotai, sewn with NEW! silk thread, with a zipper along one SILK HABOTAI EYEGLASS CASE

long edge. About 5” Soft. Luxurious. Padded. Angled opening x 9”. Great as a small with a nicely finished edge. 7.25” x 3.75” handbag, cosmetic Useful & easy project to decorate. Use any case, carrying case for of our fabric paints, dyes or marking pens. big sunglasses, or as a jewelry bag. Protect your glasses in style! #SEYE #SCB: Plain Habotai: SILK GIFT BAGS

SILK LAVENDER BAGS SILK CHARMEUSE SILK WINE BAGS SHOULDER BAG 8MM HABOTAI SILK OR Beautifully made 12.5 mm Charmeuse 5MM SILK bag, fully lined in silk Habotai, with a detailed stand-out designed ball Little silk bags with a silk tie closure. Dye or and loop closure. 41” silk self fabric decorate them with our dyes or markers! Use as silk gift bags, to strap. Paint, dye, photo-transfer and hold mementos, hold potpourri, as jewelry pouches. Large size make it your own. fits wine bottles. Prices are for both fabrics: 4.5”x 6.25” #SCSB 2”x 3” #SGBAG3 3”x 4” #SGBAG4 SILK FAN 4.5”x 6” #SGBAG6 5”x 7” #SGBAG7 Made in China of 6.5”x 11” SGBAG11 silk & bamboo. 6.5”x 15” #SGBAG15 for wine bottles Silk is ready to be painted using any Above stock numbers are for Habotai. kind of paints, inks, To order Organza, use stock numbers: OBAG3, OBAG4, etc. markers or pens. These make a fun kid’s or group project with non-toxic silk SILK TISSUE HOLDER paint like Dye-na-flow. Nice Made in 10mm Habotai Silk. Designed to hold gifts for Mom or Grandma. little plastic travel packs of tissues. Dye em’ Bamboo frame is “lace cutout” on up - give as gifts or impress your friends spines. 8.25” closed length. Fan when you pull tissue from your purse! yourself off in your booth on a hot day! #FAN #STP 3.5”x 5.5”

DISPLAY YOUR WOODEN TAPESTRY HANGERS GORGEOUS Beautiful handmade hangers worthy of displaying PAINTED SILK your best hanging artwork at good prices. SCARVES, COOLEST Carved for us by a Balinese craftsman in a local TIE-DYE MANDALAS, sustainable golden wood. Many styles. 2 colors. OR YOUR KID’S BEST Also in bamboo. In 3 sizes: 15", 22" & 30" wide FINGER PAINTED (measured between bottom knobs). Sizes fit many BANNER ON A of our most popular pre-hemmed silk, rayon & scarf sizes. NEW - See pg. 139 for cotton hemmed CLASSY CARVED wall hangings made to fit these! Or use any of our TAPESTRY HANGER! fabrics to make your own hangings.

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