Very, very good. Our master plan is taking shape.....shhhhhhh

The zebras will be here tomorrow......

aaaahhhhh ha!! ok i've done work like that on silk. i believe i still have some gutta, and even some dextrin which helps a bit to slow the dye down. it would probably be the best thing to get the already hemmed scarves from dharma like they say...dharma is a great company and have great prices. 8mm silk is awesome, you can throw it in the washer and dryer, iron it and such. the dyes have to be set with some heat as well...some folks use a steamer, some folks use the microwave. i have used the microwave and burned my silk, so just be careful if you go that route, but it works. you also want to make sure you wash the silk before you dye it, becuase it has stuff on the silk that needs to come off with some detergent. they make a product called synthropol for that exact thing. i have some of that as well....i have never used regular detergent, but woolite might do the same thing. i use a big pot with a strainer in it to steam....put water in, wrap the silk in news material, and i wouldnt use newspaper either because it leaks dye....they also sell plain newspaper material from dharma....and put the wrapped silk in a strainer. put a lid on and steam at least 45 min, take it out rinse it out in the sink...throw it in the dryer and then iron it. i have never had any of my dyes run :) they do a great job of explaining it :) should be a fun project, having a stretcher for the silk is awesome....i use and old door frame and some clamps to stretch my silk. oh ya and vinegar...need vinegar...its a smelly process...your kitchen will smell if you steam in it....and bending over sucks so if you can possibly get the frames up on some sawhorses that would be the best. i've spent an entire day dying silk and at the end my back is killing me ;)