BLIE- Natural Mulberry Silk Wool Plant Dyed Silk Wool Jacquard Satin Fabric - 135cm by the Yard

NOTE : This Mud Silk is made with a silk fabric base of nature wild Tussah silk and Mulberry silk.

About Tussah Silk:

Quite different than mulberry silk, tussah silk is considered much more rough, dull, light resistant and durable. It also has good corrosion resistance, moisture absorption, beathability.

Every tussah silk will naturely have rough fiber knots here and there.🍃

Gambiered Canton Silk (also known as Mud Silk) is a traditional and special silk fabric produced only in ShunDe Guangdong which is dyed with plant and then with local mud. It takes months to produce and each production is unique with limited metres. Due to its handmade procedure, all the fabrics will naturally have few black spots, white/brown marks, color stains, etc, especially on the back side of the silk. It also will have small holes, color difference and scratches on the 5cm fabric edges.

This special silk fabric is durable and easy to sew. A dream material for Summer/Autumn garments. Simple washing, anti-wrinkle so do not need iron.

DIMENSIONS

⚬ Fabric width : 138 centimetres (54.3 inches)

⚬ Fabric length : cut to order

⚬ Minimum purchase : 1 yard ( 92 centimetres)

No cutting✨ if you buy multi quantities, you'll receive your beautiful fabric in one piece, continuous without extra cut.

THE DETAILS

⚬ Material : 13% Mulberry silk + 87% Wool

⚬ Fabric type : Plant dye mud silk (Gambiered Canton Silk)

⚬ Weight : about 150 gsm

⚬ Shrinkage approx. : 0%

⚬ Plant dyed then with traditional mud processing

Please note that the real color might be slightly different from what you can see on your monitors.

IMPORTANT

As each production has slightly color difference, please purchase enough length for your project as it will have color difference in two purchases.

WASHING GUIDE for Mud SIlk

⚬ Dry clean is best and highly recommended

⚬ Hand Wash with silk detergent or hair shampoo in lukewarm water less than 5 minutes

⚬ No soap, no bleach, no tumble dry

⚬ Though I wash my mud silk clothing in washing machine (they are fine) I don't suggest you do same

⚬ Inevitable color fading during washing due to nature plant dye without chemical treatment finishing

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All silk items provided by CroseSilk are easy to wash at home.
Please follow below care instructions to make sure your silk last longer and fresh.

SILK ITEMS INCLUDE SILK FABRIC

Silk fabrics naturely have a water shrinkage varies from 1~20% (pls. refer to item description) so WASH BEFORE SEWING

• Dry clean is best and recommended
• Hand wash or machine wash lukewarm (max 86°F/30°C) at most gentle cycle
• Use special detergent made for silk/wool only
• Do not tumble dry
• Hung dry or flat dry avoiding direct strong sunlight
• Steam or iron low (wool/silk) 
• Iron on the reverse side

WOOL & CASHMERE ITEMS

•  DRY CLEAN ONLY