With a rich and varied history spanning 3500 years, silk, a fiber cultivated from silk worms is truly a gift from the natural world. Long valued as a prized possession, items made from silk were indicators of wealth and luxury- often given as gifts of peace between warring tribes and monarchies. In this introductory class, students will explore a variety of ancient coloring and resist techniques to create their own hand painted scarf, truly a wearable work of art!