Sustainable Silk: An Ethical Sourcing Guide
Claire Fontaine·Published
Ethics
Conventional silk involves boiling cocoons with silkworms inside. Alternatives exist.
Peace Silk
Moth emerges naturally before harvest. Shorter staple thread, nubby texture. From Bihar and Jharkhand.
Wild Varieties
- Tussah: wild moths on oak/juniper
- Eri: domesticated, not killed; Assam
- Muga: golden, semi-domesticated
