Wedding Bouquet Scarf Kit
Infuse your wedding flowers into a wearable keepsake, to be worn on special occasions or hung up at home. The process is similar to steeping tea, the boldness and patterns vary with the types of flowers that have been used. For example, white roses will often give soft sienna/golden tones once dyed. Natives will shift to umbers, oranges, and earthy tones. Red roses will print in blush tones and sometimes deep purple depending on if they have been imported or are organically grown. For this reason, no two scarves will be the same and their durability and light fastness will differ from order to order. Botanical dye is not made to last, therefore fading over time will occur.
Our dedication to low-waste craftsmanship encourages practitioners to embrace a holistic and sustainable approach to their creations. Celebrating the innate allure of plant-based dyes, while conscientiously minimising waste. From the utilisation of vinegar fixatives to the incorporation of wooden rollers and natural ties, our commitment to biodegradable materials pervades every facet of the crafting process. Our tutorial is a celebration of natural materials—a refined choreography between creativity and sustainable practices that resonates within the very fabric of the finished keepsake.
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Chapter 1 - Preparation
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Intro 1: Safety
Please read through the safety instructions before commencing the wedding bouquet scarf.
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Intro 2: Tools
Follow along in this segment to learn about what tools you will have on hand and will need to complete the wedding bouquet scarf.
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Drying Your Flowers
Learn how to dry your wedding blooms
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Chapter 2 - Making your Scarf
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Chapter 3 - Care instructions
Meet your instructor
Meet your instructor
HunterMade founder, Phoebe Hunter, is an environmentally conscious artist, innately drawn to the concepts of circularity and sustainability, exploring the convergence of existing materials to create her ethereal textiles.
In more recent years, Phoebe graduated with a BA in Visual Arts, with additional TAFE studies in business and fashion, which offered a brief introduction to natural dyeing. Delighted by the complexity and intuitive nature of the craft, she continued to explore nature as a medium in her home studio and has almost finished her diploma in Sustainability.
This workshop can be self guided, however if you would like the assistance of the artist to join a video call with you, you can book by emailing phoebe@huntermade.com.au
Wedding Bouquet Scarf Kit
Each kit includes:
Step by step instruction document and links to video demonstrations.
Safety instructions for working with natural dye materials.
Circular natural dye tools including steamer basket and rolling tool. These are intended for return upon completion of your project but may also purchased outright for an additional fee.
Silk scarf – pre-scoured and ready to dye. Additional silk pieces such as bandanas or scrunchies may also be purchased.
Ties / string for bundling your pieces during the dye process.
Additional references and resources for natural dyeing.
Purchase extra scarves below if you would like to make gifts for friends and family.
Our heirloom natural dye kits are available Australia wide and internatioanlly.
The perfect wedding gift
“From wedding bouquet to wearable art: Infuse your scarf with the essence of your day and celebration using your wedding blooms"
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After the wedding day keep the flowers in a vase either drying or in water. The flowers can then be sent to our studio to be steamed printed.
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Every bouquet that I have dyed has produced the most beautiful unique print. An entirely white bouquet will produce golden/yellow tones while a bouquet full of red roses will produce deep madder and purple prints. There is never a complete guarantee of the result and that is what makes this process so alluring.
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Yes! I have died flower bouquets up to twelve months after the wedding. Providing the flowers were kept dried.
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Botanical dye is natural This means it needs to be taken care of. Washing should be minimal and done in the following way.
-Hand wash in lukewarm water
-Dry flat in shade, do not expose to direct sunlight when drying.
Fading can occur over time.
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Yes, if you would like something different to what is listed send an email to phoebe@huntermade.com.au
As Seen In
“Phoebe Hunter is an awesome local designer here in SA who is taking on the fashion industry with her seasonal collections of scrunchies, scarfs, socks and textiles which use floral waste.
The circular designer is making hand dyed garments which look awesome and can have sentimental value. The mother, daughter and husband run business, Hunter Made, is known mostly for wedding bouquet infused silks taking preserving wedding flowers and memories to a new level.
Preserving wedding flowers has been a tradition in many countries around the world for over 4000 years and since the 1990s it has had a renaissance of sorts”
Embark on a captivating journey of creativity and sentimentality with our Wedding Bouquet Scarf Tutorial, an enchanting online course that transforms your cherished wedding bouquet into a wearable piece. Discover the art of infusing your most special memories into a scarf—a timeless accessory to be worn on special occasions or displayed as a cherished keepsake. Guided by our comprehensive instructions, you'll explore the intricate process of arranging and dye.