These botanically dyed Japanese Silks are meant for lying down on your consecrated shrine before you place candles, holy relics, photos, food or drink, flowers, bells, etc. Cross-culturally altars are used for ritual, reverence and remembrance. Many place a sacred cloth down before placing anything on the sacred altar. It is used as protection for the shrine and its sacred items. USES: altar cloth pet/human bandana hair ribbon gift wrapping flower tying/harvest tie bolo tie handkerchief quilt/sewing project DEEPER INSIGHTS: 22" x 22" Japanese Silk Hand-dyed with locally wild harvested biomass (hyacinth bean leaf, black walnut, tulsi, rose, zinnia, wild flower, yarrow, goldenrod & more) If you are interested in dying it more than it is now you can! That is the benefit of natural fabrics & natural dyeing.