Shimmer Sunshine
A brilliant yellow like pure sunshine. (please remember monitor colours may vary)
"When I wear a dress of this colour strangers even cross the street to tell me how beautiful it is and how it just lights up their day!" -Cheryl
Satin is a weave historically designed to show off the lovely sheen of silk. Invented in ancient China, where silk was first cultivated and reeled into the long smooth filament that is the quintessential luxury of all the natural fibres.
This fabric
is a flowy charmeuse, that is, a lustrous satin on one side and matte crepe on the
other.
Rich and
velvety, the drapes of the satin enhance the colour as they shine with highlights, while the folds
call to one with shadowed depths.
100%
naturally dyed with Fusticwood, from the Logwod Project in the Dominican Republic.
Now being hand Artisan dyed on 16 mm mid weight Charmeuse Satin, produced and woven in India. Naturally hand dyed by Cheryl Kolander at the Aurora Silk Natural Dye Studio in Portland, Oregon. Also available on 100% Silk Satin Crepe.
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1 yard
Naturally Dyed "Shimmer Sunshine" on 16 momme Medium weight Charmeuse grown and woven in India
5+ yards
shimmer sunshine Charmeuse satin silk
3" x 3" Sample
Naturally Dyed Shimmer Sunshine on Charmeuse
Fabric Information
- Fibre content: 100% reeled, cultivated silk, raised in accordance with Organic Standards in rural India. Farmer Friendly. Fair Trade.
- Source: India for the fabric. Dominican Republic Logwood Project (non-profit development project) for the dye. American Artist for the hand dye work.
- Width: 44" fully pre-shrunk
- Weight per linear yard: 2.2 oz
- Commonly used for: Evening wear, dresses, lingerie, blouses, skirts, and scarves. Also as wall drapes and curtains to combat the winter time blahs.
- Therapeutic: Mood brightener and immune stimulant.
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My dear helper Serena Skaates says she wears this Natural Yellow colour next to her skin. This gives your body maximum exposure to the therapeutic benefits of this natural herbal.
- Recommended care: Pre-washed and pre-shrunk, ready to cut and sew.
- Machine wash: gentle cycle, warm water, mild soap. Tumble dry on low heat. For smoothest finish, iron from barely damp state on "wrong" side of fabric.
- I prefer the softer look of unpressed, just be sure to remove it from the dryer so it doesn't wrinkle. -Cheryl
- Other options: Satin crepe in this same colour
- More information on silk and the different weaves used to make fine silk fabrics can be found in Cheryl's archival encyclopedia of silk: "A Silkworker's Notebook", the definitive work on the subject.
