Where can I buy Silk Art Supplies?
What a great question! Here’s mine for you – which Country are you in?
There are:
- different manufacturers in different countries
- different suppliers in different countries
- some suppliers who ship to other countries
- different amazon stores (who may sell everything you need) depending on your location
- different ‘creators’ who make great silk painting products
- and no — I don’t know ALL of this info for every country, but I’m giving you some tips on where to start looking 🙂
In the image above, I have listed some amazon links for each item, and I’m going to list a few links below as well.
Please note I may receive a teeny tiny commission if you buy anything on amazon after you click my links – thank you.
What do I need to buy for silk painting in Australia?
- silk Habotai, 8 Mommie (weight) is perfect for beginners
- buy in fabric / textile stores
- buy on amazon >>
- Silk Habotai Scarves, already hemmed which makes it easier to create something to wear straight away
- 15×60″ Jacquard silk scarf, buy on amazon >>
- white Silk Satin 36″ square scarf on amazon >>
- paintbrushes – soft and suitable for watercolour painting
- can be found in $2 Stores for about … $2.00 🙂
- also available on amazon >>
- silk dyes – so many brands
- Jacquard silk dyes can be found on amazon.com >>
- and several local suppliers (who may also sell on amazon)
- some type of resist product to create outlines and shapes to prevent the dyes from flowing too far – this is also known as an “outliner” or Gutta (pronounced Gootah)
- several brands can be found on amazon.com >>
- Applicator bottle for Gutta
- pack of 3 available on amazon.com >>
- thumbtacks to pin the silk to a wooden frame (I use Fredrix artist stretcher bar frames – cheap and easy to assemble)
- many colours available on amazon.com >>
- a frame (I use Fredrix artist stretcher bar frames – cheap and easy to assemble)
- I buy 4 for each size scarf / frame, I create square and rectangular frames – so easy to assemble and pull apart! available on amazon.com >>
- this is the bare minimum to get you started.
A supplier I’ve used quite a few times over the years in Australia and whose staff are very helpful, is KraftKolour.
Prices on their website as at March 2020:
- Habotai white silk, 8 Mommie, $A14.50/metre >>
- Clear, removable, water-based Gutta (outliner) 3 sizes from $A13.50 >>
- Gutta bottle – applicator (squeezy) $A2.45 >>
- Paintbrushes – local $2 shop, spend around $2 to $10 for a set
- Thumbtacks with coloured plastic ends – find in local $2 shop, pack of 20-50
- Wooden frame – at local art store, find Fredrix Stretcher Strips or Bars, buy 4 to make a frame, choose a size a few inches larger than the silk to be painted, e.g. 11″ silk hankie needs a 14″ frame, costing about $A15 to $25
I hope this helps, give me a yell if you have a question – post a Comment below or send me an email here >>
Cheers
Teena Hughes
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