The rich, colorful yarns displayed at this booth where stunning. Finding out how they where created made them more interesting.
Leilani Arts works directly with women's collectives who hand make these rich yarns. The material is donated by sari factories in India to local women’s cooperatives. The women sew the residual silk remnants together end-to-end to compose a continuous skein of silky ribbon. Another process of production is to recycled silk sari yarns, shredding the sari scraps and hand spinning it into a colorful, textured yarn. A great ‘green’ production process. Details, show schedules and products are listed at Leilian Arts webpage http://www.leilaniarts.net/
Event: Orange County Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival, Oct 6-8 2011
Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA
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