By Cheryl Kolander Actually, the dyeworks was in Sidon, down the coast a bit. Situated next to a year-round stream, and right at the coast. This location gave access to [...]
“Tyria” or Shellfish purplecopyright 2022by Cheryl Kolander, who IS Aurora Silk As a professional Natural dyer for 50 years I have done a lot of research on the shellfish or“Tyrian” [...]
Kits Our kits are the perfect way for anyone to start learning about natural dyes — these kits contain all the dye materials you need, and come packaged in a [...]
note: all dyework illustrated is hand dyed by Cheryl Kolander, who IS Aurora Silk (author of this manual), except the traditional Central Asian embroidery in pic 5 and the traditional [...]
Bleaching with peroxide is an effective and safe way to whiten all natural fibers. Here is what you will use : 1 pint bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2), 3%This is [...]
To process your cocoons into silk fiber to hand-spin or for cosmetic poofs, and for an excellent silk protein hair shampoo-conditioner, just follow these steps : Wet the cocoons in [...]
NEVER SCOUR SILK!Boiling and use of any harsh detergents will damage the fiber! Any un-coated natural silk will dye well without the need for any kind of scouring process. Wash [...]
