Etsy has been a fun creative outlet for me. It's exciting that there are people who want to buy my product! I am someone who needs to change things up too... so I'm always looking for ideas that will be fresh and new but still cohesive with the rest of my shop.
This morning I went to my local craft store looking for some do-dads in the scrapbooking section. Well darn if they didn't place something close by that would catch my eye. A few minutes later I walked out with three Pashmina scarfs. Now I have to admit, I don't know what Pashmina is, but these scarves are 100% of it!! So on to discovery (it would have been smart to research before buying, but that would have been too much common sense on my day off!!!) Here's a before picture - it even looks soft and luxurious!
I did find some information, I think... Pashmina is a wool from goat, also considered cashmere. Well there are so many things out there I really can't tell what it is... but it's really soft! (but no mention of cashmere on the label, so it's probably isn't!) I'm going to try to dye it and see what happens... (that's a big what if... not sure which type of dye to use... I'll let you know what I find out). The other thing that I'm working on is felted soap with a batik gift bag. I'm trying to dye the roving to be a close match to the colors in the fabric. Here's a sample:
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