Silk Moth
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Exquisite and luxurious silk fabrics for fashion and homeware can be created from fine, intensely colored silk yarns using various textile techniques.
Mulberry silk is considered the finest type of silk. It is obtained from the cocoons of the mulberry moth, which feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree. During its metamorphosis, the silkworm pupates a cocoon with its extremely fine and uniform silk thread. This results in a cocoon thread of 1,000 to 4,000 m in length – a natural endless thread of which around 500 – 1,000 m can be unreeled.
Tussah silk, also called wild silk, is also a silk filament. It is obtained from the cocoons of wild butterflies, the oak silk moth or Atlas moth. Unlike with mulberry silk, the butterfly hatches first, before the raw silk is reeled off from the broken cocoons. The relatively shorter silk thread has natural irregularities in its structure, is somewhat coarser and stronger than mulberry silk and has a matt golden-yellow hue.
For both mulberry silk and tussah silk, there are three main types of processing:
Very fine and uniform silk yarn from the middle cocoon part. By unwinding one obtains the filament silk - also called raw silk.
Fine, uniform, shiny and soft worsted yarn obtained and spun from the outer parts of the cocoon. It is also called Schappe.
Matte-gold, flame and irregular carded yarn that gives fabrics a moving look. It is also called Bourette and made from the combs of Schappe.
After degumming the raw silk can be used as threads. Usually it is twisted and used for orgazine, trame or cordonnet.
Silk has a very high tenacity, which makes it very useful for technical applications and functional apparel.
raw white and dyed from 20/22 denier
Farmed mulberry silk has the bitter sideeffect that butterflies may never see the light of day after their metamorphosis, except for those used for breeding. Not so with No Cruelty Silk. Unlike as in the traditional reeling process, butterflies are allowed to leave their cocoon, before the cocoons are unreeled and processed into high quality combed silk. Depending on it’s origin, this type of silk is also often referred to as Peace Silk or Ahimsa Silk.
100% combed Silk in raw white and colors in quality levels A, A extra, AA, AAA. Our partner's in-house hank dyeing facility makes it possible to dye any shade of color as desired.
100% Shantung and Slubby Yarn
Nm 4 - Nm 100 in raw white and colors
For 100% combed silk, also with no cruelty, in Nm 60/2, Nm 120/2, Nm 200/2 as well as various silk melanges, we present an extensive color palette with stock program.
Cashmere/Silk 70/30% in Nm 56/2 in different colors with stock program
Viscose/Silk Shantung Jaspé 70/30% in Nm 15/1
Wool/Silk Shantung 70/30% in Nm 15/1
Other silk blends with alpaca, mohair, linen or cotton on request.
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