pure silk dressing-up clothes & accessories

All children love to dress up! We are delighted to offer our wonderful range of natural fibre dressing up clothes. Unlike the widely available synthetic versions, ours are all made from 100% pure silk! Silk has a wonderful floaty, airy quality that has an affinity with childhood.

Our silk playcloths are one of the best creative toys you will find! Try them with your children and you will be amazed at the many creative ideas that will spring forth!

About our Silk
The silk dressing up and play items are made by a company that employs stay-at-home mothers, working on a traditional cottage industry basis. All silk items are hand hemmed. The silk is remarkable durable and is ideally suited for imaginative, free, creative play!

Play cloths are one of the most versatile toys for children. One can do almost anything with a play cloth and a child's imagination knows no limits!

Rose Fairy Bower Under The Sea Play Canopy


Rose Fairy Bower

A shower of silk for slumber or play! Meters of sheer pink gossamer silk. Soft and airy, 100% silk gauze. Enough room for two or three children to play, will also fit over single bed. Rainbow dyed silk gauze top section. Truly delightful! For all fairy princesses and magical beings! Easy to assemble, for indoor use only. 210cm (7ft) tall canopy.£69.90

Under The Sea Play Canopy

Following the amazing success of the Rose Fairy Bower, we were delighted to include in our range the wonderful aquamarine Under The Sea Play Canopy. As with the Rose Fairy Bower, this canopy will fit over a single bed. For a real magical sea experience combine with our wonderful mermaid costume! Easy to assemble, for indoor use only. 210cm (7ft) tall canopy.£69.90
Royal Pavilion Play Canopy Celestial Silk Canopy

Royal Pavilion Play Canopy

Meters of flowing pure silk! This play pavillion will suit Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses. Create a magical make believe castle by hanging this canopy over the bed or in the play area to provide an enchanting place to play. Royal purple turret roof with golden trim, and golden silk dragon pendant! 100% silk gauze. Easy to assemble. For indoor use only. 210cm (7ft) tall canopy.£69.90

Celestial Silk Canopy

Sheer blue 100% silk gauze with stars and moon will fit over single bed or as a play canopy. 9 feet in length of luxurious dreamy silk. The Rose Fairy Bower and Under The Sea Play Canopy (see above) are from the same silk specialists. £69.90
Silk Fairy Skirts Rainbow Silk Fairy Skirts

Silk Fairy Skirts

Double layered reversible silk fairy skirts, fully hemmed. Fits age 3-9. £18.90 each

Rainbow Silk Fairy Skirts

Let your fairy dreams come true in this lovely flowing, swaying silk skirt! Double layered reversible silk skirts, fully hemmed. Both skirts will fit ages 3-9. £18.90 each
Silk Crowns
Regal Cloak

Silk Crowns

Colourful silk crowns adorned with jewels for dress-up play. Princess version is reversible from pink to purple; Prince version is reversible from Gold to Green. Ideal for use with silk playcloths (see further down the page). £13.90 each

Regal Cloak

Reversible turquoise/blue silk cape. Layers of silk with an elastic collar for easy on/off. Fits 3-9 years. Combine with one of our silk crowns to create a truly majestic appearance! 34 inches long£16.90
Rainbow Cape Fairy Wings Rainbow Silk Fairy Wings

Rainbow Cape

This beautifully coloured rainbow cape is ideal for magical dressing up escapades. Hand dyed silk. Fits 3 - 7 year olds. 80cm long.£14.90

Fairy Wings

Delightful silk wings - these fairy wings let fantasy take flight. Shifting pink and purple tones. Fits 3 - 8 year olds. £19.90


Rainbow Silk Fairy Wings

Delightful silk wings - these fairy wings let fantasy take flight. Shimmering rainbow colours. Fits 3-8 year olds. £19.90
Mermaid Costume Wizard's Cape and Hat

Mermaid Costume

Utterly gorgeous! Shimmery green and turquoise heavy-weight silk with wave pattern. Skirt with tail, tie-around top and head garland decorated with seaweed and ribbons

Small Mermaid Costume

£32.90

Large Mermaid Costume

£35.90

Wizard's Cape and Hat

Blue silk cape with star motif.A starry silk hat with gold inner silk lining, and batting for form and thickness. Hat is 37cm tall and fits most children

Wizard?s Cape

Blue silk cape with star motif. Age range 3 - 6. 80cm long,£15.90

Wizard?s Hat

A starry silk hat with gold inner silk lining, and batting for form and thickness. Age range 4 - 7. £10.90
Silk Playcloths Silk Playcloths - set of all 10 Rainbow Silk Playcloth

Silk Playcloths

Our silk playcloths are ideal for dressing up; wrap around as a skirt, tie as a cape, use two and make genie trousers, or try fastening on wrists like wings! Wonderful for imaginative play - spread on the floor to make a lake, bundle up a doll, knot on a stick and wave! And finally - perfect for the season table! Now available in ten beautiful colours: Pink, Red, Orange, Gold, Yellow, Emerald, Sapphire, Sky Blue, Lilac, Purple. 90 x 90cm square
£7.50 each


Silk Playcloths - set of all 10

£67.50


Rainbow Silk Playcloth

Softly blended colours of the rainbow on a 90 x 90cm silk. Hand-hemmed for fun filled dressing up, or just for admiring! £9.50
Giant Rainbow Silk Playscape Wooden Play Clips


Giant Rainbow Silk Playscape

Now you can have your very own rainbow! Guaranteed to brighten up even the dullest day. Flowing and billowing pure silk rainbow, for enchanted play. Create your own secret rainbow hideaway! 100% silk. 270 x 90cm (9 x 3ft)£25.90lower price!

Wooden Play Clips

Wooden clips for holding silk cloths - and just about anything else - in place. £5.90
Starry Night Silk Streamer Heart Silk Streamer Rainbow Silk Streamer

Starry Night Silk Streamer

Nine feet of shimmering blue silk, adorned with stars. £7.90

Heart Silk Streamer

Nine feet of red silk on a stick decorated with ribbons and a wooden heart - simple, yet effective! £7.90


Rainbow Silk Streamer

Nine feet of shimmering silk on a wooden waving stick. absolutely wonderful! We love it! £7.90
Dragon Costume Unicorn Costume

Dragon Costume

Complete one piece silk dragon costume. with hood, wings and tail. Green silk with red wings, dark green points and golden horns. Easy on/off with hook and loop closures on hood. Age range 3 - 7. £29.90


Unicorn Costume

Complete one piece silk costume with hood, wings and tail. Mane is cream coloured wool, silk is lavender with white wings. All one piece for ease of dress up, with hook and loop closure under chin. Age range 3 - 7. £29.90
Crusader Knight?s Costume Crusader Sword Chain Mail Balaclava


Crusader Knight?s Costume

Hand made knights tunic with cotton belt. Red cross motif sewn onto the cotton cloth. Age range 5 - 12. £22.90

Crusader Sword

Pine sword with with cord bandaging on the hilt. 48cm.£8.50

Chain Mail Balaclava

Knitted cotton balaclava to complete an authentic Knight’s costume (see picture above). £17.50
Shield Sword Silk Knight's Costume

Shield

Knights shield with Fleur Dy Lys emblem.  Sword available seperately.
40 x 52cm.£19.90

Sword

Shield sold seperately. 58cm long.£9.90

Silk Knight's Costume

Two-sided emerald green tunic woven in a chain mail pattern, with sewn in no-tie royal blue cape. Easy for young children to fit themselves. 100% silk. Fits 4 - 8 year olds. £20.90
Artemis Body Paints Vida Natural Face Paints

Artemis Body Paints

Natural fun for face and body painting. Safe natural pigments, easy to remove. Plant, mineral and earth dyes with sweet almond oil. A superb product! Set of 7 colours. 20ml jars£24.90


Vida Natural Face Paints

These German, eco-awarded natural face paints are made from vegetable oils, beeswax, carnauba wax, mineral pigments, vitamin E and nothing else! Set includes 12 colours, 2 wood and bristle brushes, cloth and instructions for use and removal all housed in a handy tin. Tested and skin friendly. Colours are: ochre, red ochre, English red, Persian red, dark brown, light brown, black, green, dark blue, light blue, violet and white. £24.90
Lyra Face Colour Pencils Lyra Super Aqua Face Paints

Lyra Face Colour Pencils

Awarded "Excellent" by the German Eco-Test Magazine, these face "paints" in pencil format offer the highest possible colour concentration and intensity, as the cores are not dye cast but are carefully extruded. Easily removable with water. Come with a small illustrated manual.
Basic Colours:white,yellow,red,blue,green,black
Extra Colours:orange,pink.violet,brown,gold,silver £5.50 each

Lyra Super Aqua Face Paints

Dermatologically tested water-soluble skin colours from Lyra. Easy to apply and wash off. Six colours in each set, together with brush, 3 sponges and instructions.
Basic Colours : white,yellow,red,green,black
Extra Colours : orange,pink,violet,brown,gold,silver
£15.90 each
  Pixie Felt Hat Dagger

Crusader Scabbard

Leather scabbard with rope belt (see picture above). £3.50

Pixie Felt Hat

Soft pink felt pixie hat. One size. 30 cm tall£19.90

Dagger

Pine dagger. Made in Germany. £3.90
Silk Parachute

Silk Parachute

100% silk parachute with a bouncy ball in its pouch. Why not replace the ball with a favourite small doll? Available in Pink or Blue. size - relative to boy, from top of parachute to bottom of dangling pocket is about the same as from the top of the boy's shirt to the bottom of his shorts £10.90 each