Silk Chiffon 8mm

An elegant, sheer fiber with a soft beautiful drape and a crepe like texture. Takes dyes exceptionally well reflecting strong, deep colors. Very easy to dye and paint and responds well to all painting styles and techniques. Fiber is ideal for floaty scarves, shawls and wispy gowns. Like a feather floating on the wind. The essence of silk. Paint, dye, enjoy!

ALSO: Colored swatches vary from monitor to monitor and may not exactly match actual fabric. There may be slight variations in fabrics from dyelot to dyelot. This is normal. Samples are available. These fabrics are dyed with Acid Dyes, and should be washed in cool to lukewarm water or dry cleaned. Dyed fabrics can bleed! Pre-washing or treating the fabric with something like our Dharma Dye Fixative is a good idea if you want to ensure that there is no dye bleed.

A Note on Discharging: All colors are going to vary, from discharging to almost white, to nothing. Some will simply lighten, while others will change color. Your results will also depend on the discharging chemical you use. DeColourant is safe to use on silk, while bleach is NOT safe on silk. So when results need to be a certain way, you MUST TEST! Discharging can often be unpredictable.

Full bolts of 55" run about 52 yards long.
Full bolts of 45" run about 53 yards long.
Full bolts of Black 45" run about 52 yards long.
Full bolts of Colored 45" run about 55 yards long.

Fabric Details

100% Silk Chiffon
8mm, Approximately 45" wide in all colors and approx. 55" wide available in Natural White
You can dye the white ones with Acid Dyes, iDye or other dyes for silk, and you can also over-dye the colored ones, except for black.
We found that this shrinks 19% in Length and 10% in Width
Available in cut yardage and bolts
Machine wash in any temperature water for Natural White and Optic White. Colored silks are dyed with Acid Dyes, so wash in cold or lukewarm water, or dryclean.

Remember, bolts vary! They can be over or under - we charge you for the actual yardage. If you need very specific yardage, order cut yardage.