Product Details
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This is our fabric we use for clothing, home textiles and also scarves. It is hand-spun and hand-woven by our team in . The silk is called and cultivated by Assamese tribal communities South West of Guwahati. It is a wild silk and the moth leaves a hole in the cocoon as it has to be empty before it can be processed. Therefore, it is also called "non-violent" silk and has a structure which is rather similar to linen. The yarn of this fabric is dyed with local jackfruit tree bark and is a beautiful sunny, warm yellow.
- 100% eri silk from Assam
- width of fabric ∼ 115cm
- around 150gm / sqm
- windproof and very robust fabric, ideal for any season
- naturally dyed with jackfruit tree bark
- farming: 45 days
- spinning: 2 days
- dyeing: 1 day
- weaving: 2 days
