Everyone needs at least one of Erin Kania's beautiful hand dyed silk scarves or stoles! This weekend we are looking forward to hosting another Trunk Show for her, featuring her amazing silk and wool challis stoles. The stoles are large enough to wrap up in- over a dress, a suit, or a pair of jeans and a comfy sweater. We love to wear them in place of a jacket . Her pieces have such blended, fluid color and appear different in shade, depending on how they are worn. Erin says that every finished item is always a surprise, although she usually starts the dyeing process with a "vision" of the end product. She pre-washes and dries pure white silk or silk/ wool blend scarves and mixes dyes, specifically developed for silks, before folding, twisting, and tying them. Dye is applied using droppers, spray bottles or brushes and then steamed to set the dyes, which blend and meld in a spectacular, unexpected way. The final steps include a special wash, dye set, and yet another wash and dry before the final press. Phew!Knowing this definitely makes us appreciate these "works of art" even more.
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