This fabric is perfect for making a dress or top with matching jacket. The lining is made of smooth silk/cotton, ideally suited to use with this eri silk. This eri silk is slightly rough on one side.
The color is a beautiful natural green with a light yellow touch. The silk is dyed onto the thread, then spun by hand and handwoven. The drape of the fabric is very smooth.

Animal friendly silk

This silk has been produced in an animal-friendly manner, which means that the caterpillars develop into silk moths and only the cocoon that remains is used for clothing. In mass production for the silk industry, silkworms are boiled alive in their cocoon to keep the structure of the silk threads intact.

Thermal properties Eri silk

The structure of this silk is different from the large-scale industrially produced silk. Eri silk has a short fiber (thread) and is more irregular. Eri silk is sturdier than regular mulberry silk and has particularly good thermal properties: cooling in warm temperatures and warming in cool weather. Eri silk has a subtle shine, drapes smoothly and softens with wear.

Dyed, spun and woven in the Himalayas

The whole process of dyeing, spinning and weaving takes place at Avani, a self-sufficient community in the Himalayas. Dozens women independently earn a fair wage with spinning and weaving.