Tucson Urban Wilds Plant Dyed Scarf Kit // Elana Bloom

Make your own botanically dyed silk scarf with four hand-foraged plants found in the urban wilds of Tucson, Arizona: Creosote, desert broom, African sumac, and eucalyptus bark. Located in the vast 86,100 square miles of the Sonoran Desert and known for its diverse flora, Tucson boasts some of the most potent dye plants of the Southwestern region of the United States. This kit will introduce you to the regions best natural dye plants with a beginner level project that boasts bold green, yellow, copper, and gray results.

These beginner-level kits include:

1. -1 pre-mordanted silk scarf (with alum and iron)

2. -4 hand-foraged climate plants (two native, two introduced)

3. -Twine

4. -Instruction sheet

5. -Information on each plant + foraging tips

To successfully use this kit you will need to provide the following materials yourself:

1. -Heat source

2. -Tongs

3. -Pot with a lid

4. -Steamer basket

5. -Water

6. -Towel

7. A bowl for rehydrating your plants

Elana Bloom designs every aspect of these kits to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable. Please be considerate of how you chose to discard the spent materials of your kit, and enjoy!