Silk Twill Scarf/Shawl dyed with Madder, with Walnut, Cotinus & Virginia Creeper & Vine Leaves [SC311]

Luxurious silk twill scarf/shawl, created wholly with sustainable natural fibres, local plants and natural dyes. In this case, the shawl was printed by steaming, with walnut, virginia creeper and continue leaves, and a weak dye cocktail of oak gall tannin and madder. [SC311].

Fabulously versatile and elegant, you can wear this wonderfully soft scarf/shawl in a variety of ways.. during the day with casual clothes, or as a shawl in the evening for that special night out. 

In creating this scarf/shawl, the silk twill was soaked in  alum solution, to accentuate the pigments' vibrance. After placing the leaves, the dyed shawl was bundled up tightly round a copper pipe with a carrier blanket soaked in the dye cocktail solution, which created the salmon-coral background.   

It was then steamed in my trusty aluminium fish kettle for 70 minutes to release and fix the leaf pigments and dyes. The prints and background are  light- and wash-fast.  

Due to the individual nature of the hand crafted process by which these unique scarves are made, the precise details of the scarf design and colour tone may vary slightly from this photograph.

Approx 185cm x 45cm.

Packaged in an elegant, ecofriendly By Maggie Naturally presentation box.