I'm sure you've all seen those super booshy over rated definitely not vegan play silk on natural toy sights ( for those of you who have no idea what I,m talking about, they're simple pieces of silk cut and dyed in all different colors and sizes used for imaginative play) but the truth is their not over rated, they truly are a wonderful toys concept ,but they don't have to involve boil insect alive or cost an arm and a leg for that matter. We took a couple of trips to the linen and fabric section of the thrift store and collect shear , light weight fabrics of all colors. We even got lucky, and found some white cotton gauze which we took home dyed brown , yellow and pink using different methods. Simple cut down your fabrics in different sized keeping in mind what they might be used for (capes, playscapes, tomato sauce, fort building etc.) And hem the sides. If dying your fabrics soak them in vinegar and water for a few hours. Then simmer water with a pour of white vinegar or a coupe table spoons of salt and your dying ingredient like tumeric or coffee ( you can also use koolade, which we tried , though I wouldn't recomed it ,for the life of me I couldn't get the koolade smell out, beside their are wonderful nature dyes out their) then place in your fabric and simmer for around 15 min, longer if you want a more intense color, then drain , rinse really well until water runs clear and hang to dry. Keep in mind when hunting for fabrics to dye, to look for the highest percentage of cotton or natural based fiber, synthetic don't take color well. Good luck, our girls and their play mates love them.
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