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Springtime Greetings!!
It's Springtime here
at Fairy Cove
Silkworks! The New Year has brought us wonderful
changes we are so excited to share with you. Many that I
write here in this Newsletter have seen Fairy Cove from
its earliest beginnings, which marks two years on the web this past March.
Fairy Cove has
amazingly, magically... moved! We relocated home and
hearth this last February. Living alone for the last two
years as a home and web working mom in rural country has
been a strengthening experience for me. I sent our four
children (now ages 14, 12, 9, 5) to school last fall for
the first time ever, which has only continued to broaden
and educate them as they resiliently and passionately
experience a whole new found world. I am grateful for
the time I have taken with my family through the years,
and so blessed to have had this creative opportunity
supported by so many others in community and commerce.
A word about
commerce. I thank you for the joy it brings all of us to
share in commerce together. For in commerce, we create
community, and that is always so worthwhile. We
raise our prices this Spring, once again, regretfully,
and yet, knowing it is what we must do to continue to do
this wonderful thing of Silk and still care for our
families adequately. We thank you for your support!
To console you, we
offer a Coupon Code good through all of April, discounting your
entire order 10%. And always with free shipping. At
checkout, Just type in:
So breeze in and see what's fresh on our
Sale Page now...
We so look forward to
sharing with you our passions this coming year..... Our
love of fiber, color, and connecting with people! I look
forward to seeing you soon, and servicing you better.
Keep your eyes out for changes... Spring is most
definitely in the air!!
Got
Silk?
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FAIRY COVE
CELEBRATIONAL SET .... $17
Do you need a little
Silk Pick-Me-Up? Introducing our
NEW! Fairy Cove Celebrational Set....
whatever you can think of to celebrate, these two
silks will help you! In commemoration of
our first 2 years online, we offer our beloved and
favorite Fairy Cove homepage colors. These new
colors have a touch of magic in them...
Includes a beautiful
pair of 35x35" Habotai Scarves, in new colors:
Leaf Green & Dusky Lilac,
Standard 'playsilk' fabric is in our quality weight
8mm habotai. Keep one for yourself and give one to a
friend (if you can part with it), they are great in the hair, and keeping warmer
on a Spring day tucked in at the neck of a
sweater.
Introductory
Price, with free shipping: $17.00
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MEDIEVAL
GOTHIC RAINBOWS have been a secret we've
been keeping to ourselves for awhile. These magical
rainbows are very toned down and mellow. Gothic
rainbows are overdyed and therefore have more subtlety.
Appeals to the more refined palette and are truly
extraordinary. Children respond really well to them,
also, as they appear more wizardly
and regal! Consider using a Jumbo Silk to drape and tuck flat
across the breadth of your bed while you enjoy the
luxury of relaxing on silk. Don't forget the
candles!
CAPE
... $26.00, on sale $22.00
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Also
Introducing...
Irene Thomas,
colleague and friend, of Heart and Spirit has
brought some of her Fairies and other Magical
Creatures to come play! Introducing our Spring
Fairy presented as a beautiful Seasonal Fairy
Hanging, mounted on native ironwood as a beautiful dowel
with hand dyed satin ribbon and easy to love! Use the Hanging for
the Nature Table or other quiet places of reflection.
Of course, the fairy may never get put away at
Season's End....she might even flutter off with the first
young child who falls in love with her...
Coming Soon!
Finally! We
have created a beautiful new line of Silk Baby Slings and
Lace Baby Wraps. Watch for more on this in May!
Fun Silk
Trivia...
Do you know what all
those silk terms mean?
Silk can be confusing to
understand, as it was originally crafted in China, but
has much influence from other cultures that have
contributed to the many evolutions of silk production.
The playsilk 'industry standard' is called 'Habotai', an
evenly woven, typically somewhat sheer silk, which comes
in varying weights and qualities.
Here are a some tidbits and
a couple of International contributions to silk
terminology:
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Momme
(pronounced "mummy") is a Japanese unit of weight
used to measure and describe silk fabrics. Momme is
usually referred to as "momme weight" it is a unit
of weight for measuring quality of woven silk.
The higher the momme, the heavier the fabric.
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'Habotai'
translates from Japanese as "Soft as Down"
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'Damask jacquard'
is a weave that is raised on the front as the opposite
is on the back, from French contributed Jacquard
loom, invented
in 1801 by Joseph Marie Jacquard (click for cool
photos)
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Groundbreaking
scientific research! Artificial
silk using genetically engineered proteins!
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More silk info found here...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk
About Our Silks
Our 'standard' silk is a
sturdy 8mm Habotai 'China' silk, though our sarongs
come in a 10mm weight. Some playsilks are standardly offered at 5mm, which are more sheer and floaty in feeling, and also more delicate and less durable. We use a
luxurious 16mm Habotai in our linings for our
upcoming Slings and other bedding and decor, which
makes habotai almost feel like a satin.
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