Color evokes emotions, tells stories, and carries traditions across centuries. At Silk & Willow, we cherish the beauty and symbolism of colors, channeling their significance into our silk ribbons and infusing them with meaning.
Red symbolizes powerful emotions like love, desire, and courage. It embodies strength, vitality, and life itself. In weddings and ceremonies, red signifies prosperity, good fortune, and joy. Brides choose red to represent love and success in their union, its vibrant tone commanding attention and blessing new beginnings.
Historically, red came from cochineal, a prized crimson dye derived from scale insects, a valuable trade commodity epitomizing luxury and wealth. The equally treasured madder root has the versatility to create a variety of hues, including scarlet to deep crimson. Master dyers guarded their complex recipes to achieve the perfect shade of red, making textiles dyed in madder root symbols of opulence.
At Silk & Willow, Each color tells a story.