Mulberry Silk is also known as Cultivated silk or Bombyx. Bombyx worms eat Mulberry leaves to produce cocoons. Mulberry is finer than the Tussah and the individual strands are longer. Mulberry is always more vibrant and lustrous. Tussah is a bit flatter and more matte in appearance. They also take dyes differently.
Mulberry is a beautiful fibre with the sheen you know from pure silk. It is extremely soft and fine, with all the luxurious qualities of good silk. “Top” is fibre that has been combed. The fibres are parallel and the impurities removed to leave only the best. White color.
Spin it alone or blend it with a contrasting color and have the sheen of the silk stand out. Excellent for spinning, felting and dyeing. Only wool will wet-felt, but you can capture the silken fibres among the strands of wool for beautiful effect.
Mulberry Top is sold in 25 and 50 gram portions. (25g = 0.88oz., and 50g= 1.76oz.)
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