Silk

 Silk is extracted from the cocoons of the silkworm. The protein fiber that is created by the silkworm is produced in a single strand that surrounds the worm.

In order to cultivate the length of thread, the cocoon must be boiled and fed into a spinning wheel - thus harvesting the final length of silk. This process does kill the silkworms, which ideally we would not use. The shimmering appearance of silk is due to the triangular or prism-like structure of the silk fiber, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles. Also contributing to the shimmering appearance is the long “staple” or the length of the fiber itself. 

Silk is one of the strongest natural fibers. However, to produce 1 kg of silk, 104 kg of mulberry leaves must be eaten by 3000 silkworms. The silk used in our product comes from a southern island in the Philippines where large silk production once reigned the region and is now developing again. Much of the silk used in the Philippines is imported, however, we choose to work with silk cultivated locally in the Philippines when working with the piña silk blend. However, the 100% silk that is handwoven for some of our products are bred, cultivated, and handwoven in northern India. Depending on your product it will denote the location!

“Some have called it liquid gold, it has the ability to softly slide down any surface, caressing the soft creases of your body, seemingly invisible to the feel of the body.” - Adèle