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Playsilks Day

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Playsilks help children capture the magic of creative childhood play! Soft and flowing, these dreamy Playsilks just needs a little imagination to become the educational or fun play element you need. Great for adding to some fun dance time and for teaching colors.

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In the studio the kids love to help with the various processes it takes to complete the silk making.

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Every Wednesday and Saturday we make silks for stock and custom orders. My children have always helped with my business and I like finding ways for them to contrbute. We spin silks in a salad spinner as an eco-friendly way to dry them and get them ready for ironing.

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Next, we hang them on a foldable drying rack while they wait to be ironed. My oldest is learning to iron and has become a great help with The Enchanted Cupboard. The final step is to package them up before the head out the door.

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It’s work that we can do together as a family and our finished product is so pretty! Find our playsilks on ETSY at our shop The Enchanted Cupboard. See them featured in these ETSY treasuries.