After many years of travel I’ve come to the conclusion that aside from my passport my silk scarf is the one staple I need with me everywhere. Why? Because you never know when your going to need it.

There’s always one in my carry on, and generally a mix in my checked luggage.

After trips with lost luggage, weather changes & surprise outings I’ve come to find that a scarf offers the ultimate in versatility, it takes up little space yet transforms your basic travel wardrobe. Scarves can go a long way in livening up a neutral wardrobe by providing a pop of colour, pattern, or texture.

The go to for my adventures is always our finest Ahimsa Silk Wrap, lovingly dubbed Alex. As light as air & as soft as clouds, this is sensationally luxurious silk, an incredible luster, buttery soft yet just a slightly textured hand feel. Its elegant & dramatic aesthetics make it especially versatile, a style that can be worn for any occasion, dressing up a plain t-shirt, enriching casual attire, adding a beautiful extra layer of warmth & many times perfectly complementing a formal dress.

Our Ahimsa or Peace Silk Handwoven Silk wrap uses an enlightened, cruelty-free process to gather up silk fibres after newborn moths emerge, ensuring a better quality of life - as well as longevity - for these wondrous winged workers. The result is an indulgent, lightweight fabric with an amazing hand-feel, finished with a line of delicate hand rolled & knotted tassels.

Head to our “Ahimsa silk scarves” range at the website for details

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We’re a hive of activity here at Beautiful Silks, lovingly & speedly packing all your incredible orders, cutting, sticking & collating new catalogues, and on top of it all we’re getting ready to carefully sew a magnificent wedding dress for the upcoming nuptials of one of our Beautiful staff members.

Its at this point that we reach for our most important tool, (aside from a sharp pair of scissors) a wide range of needles & pins.
Having good quality, sharp needles makes all the difference to my stitching pleasure. They are sharp, honed well, with no burrs, and tend to bend rather than break.

Choosing a needle for needlework is like choosing a brush for a painting. The shape of the hand needles, the diameter of the shaft, the length of the needles, and the size of their eye depend on the type of hand sewing. Using a needle that’s too short or too blunt is a lesson in frustration and will make your experience more of an aggravation than a fun project.

As an experienced seamstress & embroiderer I have so many needles in use at any one time– of different lengths and thicknesses, with different tips and eyes. The needles can slide through the fabric with varying ease, and be more firm or flexible. Using hand needles that are too large can leave unsightly holes in your fabric when they break the finely woven threads, to small & you’ll & up with broken needles & poor stitch quality.

There will always be projects that require the personal touch of a sewist & her needle, which is why we stock so many different hand sewing needles, head to our “Needles And Pins” range at our website for details.

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For many beginners, felting is a completely new adventure, a truly unique & personal way to express your artistic flavours. For us felting is an escape, a healing process, & once upon a time a profession.

Half the fun of felting, whether you’re nuno, wet, or needle felting, is incorporating all those luxurious, beautiful, textural fibres. Fortunately Beautiful Silks has a mixture of delicious delicacies to aid you on your felting adventures, leading the way is our Tissue Silk Georgette, available in both a luminous ethereal white & a shadowy midnight black.

Almost weightless, a seductively smooth fabric, with a soft drape & light airy feel, its ideal for embellishments, & a true delight to felt with. So very soft on the skin this fabric has a delicately sheer handle with a light bounce & drapes beautifully with a matt finish.

Not only for felters, our Tissue Silk Georgette is the perfect material for dressmaking, blouses, lingerie, scarves, skirts, evening & special occasion wear.

Our range is available in varying widths, there’s also a handful of Black Silk Tissue lengths available in our remnants range

Head to our “Silk Georgettes" fabric range at the website for details

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We’ve had a blast these school holidays, enjoying quality time with our little ones, they love being in the Beautiful Silks warehouse & they’re incredibly helpful.

Cutting & sorting hundreds of different fabrics for our catalogues, helping us fold & neatly put away all our new stock, & their absolute favourite, helping us test out a fabulous new batch of Silk Paper making Kits.

We’ve received glorious feed back about our Kits, creating luxurious, soft textured & unique cards, invitations, collages & letters to loved ones & friends.

We’ve found these crafting activities give kids a real sense of achievement, allowing them to take great pride in their work & building confidence in their abilities.
Making Silk paper is an exciting & safe way to discover so many artistic & scientific possibilities, whilst spending quality time with parents, grandparents & friends.

After selling out at the end of last year we are well & truly stocked up for the year ahead.

Head to our “Fantastic Fibre Sale” range at the website for details

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Wedding bells are in the air at Beautiful Silks, we’re rolling up our selves to create one of the most gorgeous dresses imaginable.

After long discussions, many ideas & countless sketches we reached for the incredibly elegant Silk Satin Charmeuse. Named after the French word for a female charmer, charmeuse’s elegance makes this fabric ideal for an alluring, delicate & sophisticated dress. Most importantly Silk Satin Charmeuse is incredibly comfortable, & provides the most skin loving ally on a day filled with emotion.

Its flow is eloquent; it hugs your body beautifully, skimming over your curves in all the right ways, looks effortlessly luxurious & graceful as it moves naturally with you as you walk down the aisle.
Being a lightweight fabric, you can add multiple layers to your dress without making it too heavy to carry, its unique weave produces a highly versatile fabric, shiny & lustrous on one side with a matte finish on the reverse.

Its Satins weave combined with a perfectly smooth silk thread that produces a finish which mesmerisingly captures light, its naturally fluid & floating drape means your dress on the special day will be everything you ever imagined.

Charmeuse is also the ideal choice for women’s slips, negligees, & lingerie of all types, coat linings, shirts, handkerchiefs, evening gowns & bedding.

And when your big day is over, your magical gown can be dyed & transformed into a show stopping dress for all life’s other special occasions.

Head to our “Satins” range at the website for details

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We believe fashion should be good for both people & the planet, our latest range does exactly that.

Four new phenomenal handwoven Tussah Silk fabrics are now available at cost price!!

This was not the supply we ordered, but fortunately for all our clients we saw its amazing potential & would love to share it you.

The nature of wild hand reeled yarn gives this fabric real character, from the gradient of coffee hues & natural golden beige, to its chunky slubby texture & imperfect weaving makes it completely unique, & exudes sophistication. These fabrics provide a real sense of luxury & comfort & are ideal for jackets, coats, cushions, curtains, shirts & upholstery, currently gaining great popularity with interior designers.

These Tussah Silk fabrics are strong, with a durable structure & have been made using ancient techniques, with handspun yarns and hand-woven fabrics laboriously made by remarkably skilled weavers in remote village areas, they radiate the authentic rich character of 100’s of years of Indian tradition.

Head to our “New” range at our website for details

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Our Beautiful Silks garden Cottage is now available for heavenly retreats.

This stunning private Cottage is nestled in our Allansford sanctuary, surrounded by enchanting gardens that have been lovingly nurtured over decades.

Step into your own private hideaway, with complete kitchen, washing machine, air con, heating & an open fire place. Our enchanting country cottage offers everything you need to relax, rejuvenate & perhaps even get romantic.

Step out from your blissful country sanctum onto your own private sprawling verandah, were you can immerse yourself in nature or your favourite book whilst taking in the orchestra of birds & bees that fill your own completely enclosed bountiful garden, full of seasonal herbs & vegetables for you to enjoy.

If you don’t feel like cooking our local Hotel a short stroll away offers everything you need to feed your soul & range of beautiful beverages to indulge in.

Our cottage is only available for retreats, no private workshops at this time.
Strictly no smoking on the property.

Our Cottage sleeps one person or a couple, there is a second bedroom available if necessary.

The Cottage is available from 27th February,
Please note not all dates are still available.

Beautiful Silks Botanical Cottage is available until mid year for week long private retreats. Less nights are available but at no price reduction

Contact Marion for further information on 24021953m@gmail.com and title your email Retreat.

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After a truly amazing reaction to our Remnants range last year we’ll do our best to keep our range as stocked as possible. Specifically our “Heavy Silk” & “Heavily Marked” remnant’s, that have previously sold out in days. 

As well as plenty of show stopping patterned Silks in light and heavy varieties that are one of a kind & create the most phenomenal outfits. 
We’ve just added more bundles so be quick !!!!! 

Head to our “Upcycled Textiles” range for details 

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