If anyone is interested in buying some beautiful hand-dyed scarves made with natural dyes in the area where I am staying, let me know and I will mail you one. The shawls are $35 and the slightly larger stoles cost $40 dollars. I will charge $10 to mail it. There are also cheaper scarves which are not large enough to wrap around the shoulders like the other scarves, but they only cost $20 plus $10 shipping. Sorry I'm charging so much for shipping. Mailing things is expensive here and the post office always takes a lot of time. Send me your address and email address, and I will give you my mom's address where you can mail a check which she will deposit for me.
Here are a list of colors and dyes used of the scarves.
These scarves are truly exquisite. They are made of the softest wool imaginable mixed with silk. It is a special kind of pashmina made with eri silk that does not require killing the cacoons to extract the silk. This is a traditional art form that would be great to keep alive here in the Himalaya. http://www.himalayanweavers.org/
Brazilwood-pink
Harada-light gray
Henna-red/orange
indigo-blue
lac-purple
madder-bright red
pomegranite-red
tea-light green
tesu-orange
Combinations include:
orange and pink
red and purple
green and orange
yellow and orange
light and dark blue
There are beautiful pure white soft wool shawls also.
There is also some kind of bright marigold yellow color. I'm not sure which dye it is, but that color is also available.
These scarves are truly exquisite. They are made of the softest wool imaginable mixed with silk. It is a special kind of pashmina made with eri silk that does not require killing the cacoons to extract the silk. This is a traditional art form that would be great to keep alive here in the Himalaya. http://www.himalayanweavers.org/
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