Sharpies & Silk Scarves? Simple, Sassy and Stunning!


by Dr. Minette Riordan


Materials


• Wax paper • Tape


• White silk scarves (best place to order these is from www.DharmaTrading.com, very affordable and great service.)


• Sharpie Markers in a variety of colors (Chisel tip work best for coloring large areas.)


• Alcohol • Eye Dropper • Clean Spray Bottle


Preparation


We used a large plastic tablecloth to do this on, to make sure the Sharpie did not run onto anything important. Lay the silk scarf on a piece of wax paper for the same reason, the marker will run through the scarf. We ended up taping the scarf to the wax paper to make it easier for my daughter to color.


Simple Steps:


1. Color the scarf in any pattern you want with the Sharpie markers. Remember that colors that are close together will run and bleed.


2. Fill the eye dropper and spray bottle with alcohol. Then, have fun watching the colors blend, bleed and flow across the silk. It is like magic! We found that the eye dropper kept the color from spreading out as far but was also better for saturating the scarf. The spray bottle was great for a lighter flow of alcohol but was harder for my daughter to manage.


3. Let your scarf dry completely. 4. Iron to set the ink and that is it!


Warning: the Sharpies and alcohol can be smelly, do this in a well-ventilated area! We ended up opening the back door to let in some fresh air.


Please visit the North Texas Kids blog at http://www.northtexaskids.com for links to Suzanne's blog and to her daughter's awesome how-to video on making these scarves.


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I found this craft on one of my favorite blogs by Suzanne McNeill, who is based in the Ft. Worth area. She is also a Certified Zentangle teacher, which is my new favorite doodling to do. Her daughter Kristy shows how to make this scarves in this YouTube video. My daughter and I had a blast creating these scarves. It definitely took some work to understand how to get the alcohol to spread the ink, but it's like magic and so much fun to watch. The effect looks a lot like tie dye but way easer to do. This is an easy, inexpensive craft that would be great for a gift like Valentine's day, a birthday or other special occasion.


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