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a fabric born of nature, refined through centuries of Chinese heritage, and cherished for its elegance, purity, and timeless comfort.
Mulberry silk is among the world’s most luxurious and coveted fabrics. Originating in China — the historic heart and birthplace of silk production – it reflects more than 5,000 years of heritage, artistry, and uncompromising quality.
natural protein fiber
Mulberry silk – obtained from the cocoon of the cultivated silkworm Bombyx mori – surpasses wild silk in many ways, offering longer fibers, exceptional elasticity, and remarkable moisture absorption.
The main structural component of natural silk fibers is fibroin, a fibrous protein composed of 18 amino acids.
Silk is the only naturally occurring continuous filament fiber. From a single cocoon, a delicate, unbroken strand can be unwound to an extraordinary length of up to 1.5 kilometers
The Fabric of Emperors
Silk is one of the most luxurious fabrics in the world. In its earliest days, it was reserved exclusively for Chinese emperors, a symbol of wealth, power, and refinement.
Archaeological discoveries suggest that silk production existed in ancient China as early as 3600 BCE. Evidence includes weaving tools and dyed silk gauze unearthed at the Hemudu archaeological site in Zhejiang Province. These findings reveal that the Chinese had already mastered the art of creating delicate, beautiful fabrics thousands of years ago.
Silk first reached Europe around the 1st century BCE. At that time, it arrived in the Roman Empire as an exceptionally luxurious commodity imported from China through the vast network of trade routes that would later become known as the Silk Road.
Silk’s true beauty is captured in two elements – Grade, reflecting the excellence and elegance of each fiber, and Momme, defining its weight and touch.
Silk’s true beauty is captured in two elements
Grade, reflecting the excellence and elegance of each fiber, and
Momme, defining its weight and touch.
grade
Grade measures the quality of the raw silk fibers. It evaluates the silk fibers’ length, strength, uniformity, purity, and the richness of their natural color and sheen.
Silk grades range from 1A to 6A. Grade 6A represents the highest quality silk available on the market — made from the longest and strongest continuous fibers, with a natural pearly-white tone, free from impurities, and distinguished for its elegant, natural sheen.
Thanks to their exceptional length and uniformity, the fibers require fewer joins, creating an extraordinarily smooth and refined fabric. The result is silk that feels luxuriously soft and gentle against the skin and hair while maintaining its strength and natural sheen over time.
Lower grades of silk (B–F and ungraded fibres) are of poor quality and are typically used for decorative purposes such as curtains or rugs.
grade
Grade measures the quality of the raw silk fibers. It evaluates the silk fibers’ length, strength, uniformity, purity, and the richness of their natural color and sheen.
Silk grades range from 1A to 6A. Grade 6A represents the highest quality silk available on the market — made from the longest and strongest continuous fibers, with a natural pearly-white tone, free from impurities, and distinguished for its elegant, natural sheen.
Thanks to their exceptional length and uniformity, the fibers require fewer joins, creating an extraordinarily smooth and refined fabric. The result is silk that feels luxuriously soft and gentle against the skin and hair while maintaining its strength and natural sheen over time.
Lower grades of silk (B–F and ungraded fibres) are of poor quality and are typically used for decorative purposes such as curtains or rugs.
Momme
Momme is a unit used to measure the weight and density of silk fabric, allowing for an immediate assessment of its quality and luxurious character. It provides a simple and precise way to compare different silk fabrics – the higher the momme number, the thicker, heavier, and more durable the silk.
1 momme = 4.34 grams of silk per square meter of fabric.
In practice, this means that a fabric with a higher momme contains more raw silk per square meter, which translates into natural density, structure, and resilience.
A higher-momme silk not only offers a more pronounced sheen and a smoother feel, but also greater durability for everyday use, maintaining its softness and elegance over time. It is more durable than lower momme, so they’ll last longer.
Momme
Momme is a unit used to measure the weight and density of silk fabric, allowing for an immediate assessment of its quality and luxurious character. It provides a simple and precise way to compare different silk fabrics – the higher the momme number, the thicker, heavier, and more durable the silk.
1 momme = 4.34 grams of silk per square meter of fabric.
In practice, this means that a fabric with a higher momme contains more raw silk per square meter, which translates into natural density, structure, and resilience.
A higher-momme silk not only offers a more pronounced sheen and a smoother feel, but also greater durability for everyday use, maintaining its softness and elegance over time. It is more durable than lower momme, so they’ll last longer.
Sustainably produced and naturally beautiful,
silk offers luxury with a conscience.
SILK AND ECOLOGY
Silk production is highly sustainable and resource-efficient, with a significantly lower environmental impact than cotton. It has been recognized by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) as a model of agroecology, sericulture operates within a closed, zero-waste system.
Mulberry silk is produced in high-rainfall regions, allowing natural irrigation from rain rather than using freshwater, making its production exceptionally water-efficient.
Mulberry trees are cultivated without pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers.
Silkworms removed from their cocoons during production are consumed as food in the local communities where the silk is produced.
Mulberries fruits are consumed by communities, plant residues feed livestock or fish, organic material from ponds is used as fertilizer for mulberry trees, wastewater is treated.
Silk is fully biodegradable with no microplastics or environmental residues.
SILK AND ECOLOGY
Silk production is highly sustainable and resource-efficient, with a significantly lower environmental impact than cotton. It has been recognized by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) as a model of agroecology, sericulture operates within a closed, zero-waste system.
Mulberry silk is produced in high-rainfall regions, allowing natural irrigation from rain rather than using freshwater, making its production exceptionally water-efficient.
Mulberry trees are cultivated without pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers.
Silkworms removed from their cocoons during production are consumed as food in the local communities where the silk is produced.
Mulberries fruits are consumed by communities, plant residues feed livestock or fish, organic material from ponds is used as fertilizer for mulberry trees, wastewater is treated.
Silk is fully biodegradable with no microplastics or environmental residues.
Mulberry silk is among the world’s most luxurious and coveted fabrics. Originating in China — the historic heart and birthplace of silk production – it reflects more than 5,000 years of heritage, artistry, and uncompromising quality.
