Play silks are great for imaginary play. Unfortunately they can get rather expensive if you buy them already made. I really wanted a nice set for my son’s third birthday so I set out to dye my own.
Dharma Trading has great prices on plain white silk scarves and they came highly recommended, so I went with them.
Today, while Little Bit slept, I Kool-Aid dyed some more play silks for his birthday. I found an awesome tutorial at Confessions of a Stash Junkie. There is also a neat color guide at Tried and True.
Here are the results:
1, 36×36 orange (this was a re-dye, as it didn’t turn out the first time.)
1, 36×36 blue (a duplicate of one I already made)
2, 8×54 rainbows
1, 22×72 rainbow
and 1, 6×24 pink.
One of the 8×54 rainbows, the blue and the little pink ones are a birthday gift for a friend’s daughter.
I’m rather pleased with how this batch came out.
The ones I made before are all 36×36 and solid colored.
Red, Purple, and Gold (accidental, but pretty)
Blue, Pink, and Green
Since I still have some time before Little Bit’s Birthday, I’m thinking of getting some more blank ones and making a batch for party favors.
Sew the Day 
I wonder if my daughter is too old for these… I'm thinking not, but you never know with her…
Maybe, do your kids still play dress up or make tents? Some of the bigger ones might do better since they are older.
The Girl still does dress up and such and they both like making tents… I think I've got a science project lined up for when school starts… They'll get credit for this!
Geez…my apartment is all decked out in a sort-of bohemian/Moroccan/eclectic Indian decorating theme,and I think I could find use for these in one of my home projects!! About how much did it cost to make these?? I'm a thrifty gal who is trying to learn more DIY projects and basic crafty skills!!
The cost really depends on the size of scarf that you buy. I bought my plain white scarves from Dharma Trading, link in post. The Kool Aid is about 20 cents a packet, and for my large 35×35 scarves I used 4 packets, so less than a dollar for the dye per scarf. I figured my cost with shipping to be about $6-7 each. If you were to buy them, they cost upwards of $15 + shipping each.