Blended 2.5/1 Merino & Silk Yarn + Peduncle Silk

Warp · Merino Wool yarn from New Zealand blended with Silk yarn from India
Weft · 100% Hand-Harvested, Hand-Spun Wild Peduncle Silk + Blended Merino & Silk Yarn

Peduncle Silk (also known as Nassi Katia Silk)is from the Tussah silk cocoon but it does not come from the actual cocoon but from the foot. Meaning, the connection from the cocoon to the anchor point. Peduncle is another word for foot. Peduncle top is from the “stem” that the Tasar (tussah) silkworms make first, to attach themselves securely to the tree branch, before making their cocoon. The caterpillar spends an entire day creating the peduncle before it begins to spin the cocoon. The peduncle (or ‘stem’) is a dark brownish/black color, These “stems” are separated from the cocoons and processed differently.

Weaving width 60″, 4 shaft floor loom, 6 epi (total warp of 360 threads)

Natural · Silk