All our silk fabrics are 100% silk.
Follow the links to more information about each fabric and to order online.
Bright and Shiny Cultivated Silks
Noil Silks
Wild and Tussah Silks
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Ahimsa™ Peace Fabric
Mulberry "Peace" silk from India. All Peace silk, Ahimsa™ is
from cocoons from which the moth has completed its transformation and emerges
free and happy. All
spun yarns, balanced weave, soft hand with a subdued sparkly luster. Easy care,
machine washable. 46” wide. |
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Charmeuse Fabric
This is a lovely fabric for people who want to make finished pieces.
The fabric is 12.5mm flowy charmeuse, lustrous satin on one side and
matte crepe on the other. It is 45" wide, medium light weight, at 2
oz a yard. Available undyed and in Ruby, Purple Haze, and Peace Indigo
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Spun Silk Fabric
This is a light weight and very smooth spun silk fabric. Durable and
soft. 54" wide. Plainweave. About half the fiber in this spun
silk are breeder cocoons, thus the fabric is approximately 50% “Peace” silk. |
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Cleopatra Crepe
Silk Fabric
A medium weight Crinkle-Crepe, with lots of body and a superb drape.
The fabric starts out at 45" wide, relaxed, with a stretch to 56".
After water washing, this shrinks to 32" width at rest, still able
to stretch to 55" under tension. |
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Crepe
de Chine Silk Fabric
A substantial crepe with a sparkly surface.
16.5 mm This is a standard fabric of the garment industry, used for
blouses, lingerie, dresses and scarves.
Reeled, cultivated silk, warp and weft. |
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Satin Crepe
Silk Fabric
Shiny satin on one side, matte crepe on the other. This fabric
is similar to “Charmeuse”, but the satin side is more
satin-y and the crepe side is more creped. At 16 mm it’s
also a slightly heavier weight than the Charmeuse we carry. Lovely
for blouses, lingerie, scarves and evening dresses. |
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Super Noil
Extra thick noil from India. All “Peace” silk: Eri warp x Ahimsa™ Peace
silk weft. Mulberry (Bombyx mori) Peace silk weft. Thick and durable. "Cruelty
free" natural silk. 46" wide. |
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Tussah Noil
Silk Fabric
An exceptional fabric: a blend of Tussah (wild) silk weft, crossing a
cultivated spun silk warp. The weft contains naturally coloured cinnamon
silk noils (slubs and accents), to make an especially pretty softly speckled
fabric. 45" wide. |
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Dervish Cloth
Tough and strong, rough and ready, yet baby soft when washed! One of
the most unusual silk fabrics ever. Home spun, natural shades of brown
and dark brown wild silk. From India. |
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Eri Peace Silk
Fabric
Approximately the same grist as the Pongee wild silk fabric but, being
Eri silk, it's softer! Smoothly woven from fine two-ply yarns both warp
and weft, and in a balanced weave for maximum durability. 45" wide. |
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Fine Fawn
Wild Silk Fabric
Wild-crafted from wild silkworms in India. The natural shimmery golden
beige colour of this rare and exotic silk needs no dye to enhance
its exquisite beauty.
45" wide. |
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Pongee Tussah Fabric
Sturdy plainweave. Wildcrafted/organic. This is a very durable, medium-weight
matte fabric. Good for work clothes, kids clothes, and sports clothes.
45" wide. |
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Light Cream Pongee Fabric
This is a lightweight, sturdy, sheer fabric with a crisp hand. Wildcrafted/organic.
45" wide. Plainweave. |
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Tussah Noil
Silk Fabric
An exceptional fabric: a blend of Tussah (wild) silk weft, crossing a
cultivated spun silk warp. The weft contains naturally coloured cinnamon
silk noils (slubs and accents), to make an especially pretty softly speckled
fabric. 45" wide. |
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Dervish Cloth
Tough and strong, rough and ready, yet baby soft when washed! One of
the most unusual silk fabrics ever. Homespun, natural shades of brown
and dark brown wild silk. From India. |
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"Baby Blanket" Heavy
Tussah
Wild silk typically gathered in the jungle from cocoons of wild silk
moths. The fibre is sturdier than cultivated silk, so this fabric holds
up very well to wear and washing. A light bleach give this fabric a consistent
cream colour and makes it “baby soft”. 54” extra wide;
shrinks to 52” after washing. |
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Extra Heavy!
Heavy Tussah
Balanced plain weave of thick and sturdy spun tussah, combed long staple.
One of the sturdiest fabrics possible, yet washes up soft and lofty. |
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Light and Bright Tussah
This fabric is exceptionally shiny because
it is woven from reeled tussah, which is very rare.
The natural beige, unwashed fabric is stiff, giving it uses
no other silk fabric can match. Also available in naturally dyed colours. |
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"Bridal Veil" Fabric
The gauze ground of this exceptionally pretty fabric is true raw silk.
Holding it together is the spaced weft shots of bright and shiny white
rayon bouclé. 45" wide. 2 oz per yard. |
Fabric Portfolio
Sample Set
Sampled are all our exceptional imported silk fabrics, two organic-grown hemp
fabrics and three organic-grown cotton
fabrics including the rare (undyed) colour-grown light green
and light pecan. Plus nine naturally dyed colours that can be dyed “by
the bolt” (i.e., with industrial machinery using my dyes and
formulas), for perfect evenness of colour, and all the new naturally
dyed colours in stock from the certified natural dyeworks in India. Each
fabric comes on its own page that details fibre source and quality,
shrinkage and suggested uses.
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