Cultivated Silk

Cultivated silk is a smooth and continuous strand of filament. It appears smooth, almost glassy and translucent. The silk fiber also highlights a slight prismatic, rainbow effect. Cultivated silk is the finest of all fibers and is derived from natural sources.

Bombyx mori is the most common type of cultivated silkworm, which feeds on mulberry leaves. These leaves contain very little tannin, and hence the fibers obtained from these worms are beautifully white. These type of silk fiber is appropriate for blending, dyeing and spinning. Silk fibers have little elasticity.

The most common type of cultivated silk produced in India includes:

• Eri Silk
• Muga Silk
• Tussar Silk
• Mulberry Silk
• Pure Silk