- Your purchase provides income and self-sufficiency for hundreds of women in a co-operative enterprise in villages of India.
- Uses: They can be easily cut with scissors or a craft knife, dyed, painted and sewn, used in jewellery making, textile art, mixed media projects and embellishments. You could make lampshades for your fairy lights to fairy garlands to little nemos to home décor accents… Let your imagination run wild!
- Care: Occasionally the cocoons may have a little debris left behind by the moths who made them, you can easily clean this out with a cotton bud or similar if you need to. We thoroughly rinse and scour our products of residual dye.
- All our products are dyed in a smoke free and pet free environment.
- Note: Color may differ slightly from photos due to different monitor settings.
The cocoon is spun by the silkworm in one continuous thread almost a mile long. The cocoons vary in size. Most of them are an oval shape with a hole cut in them. Each individual cocoon measures approximately 2cm - 3cm (0.75" - 1.25") long and they are quite rigid.They can be cut easily with scissors or a craft knife, dyed, painted and sewn, used in jewellery making, mixed media projects and embellishments. KNITSILK Hand Dyed Silk Cocoons, are incredibly versatile and can be used in a variety of craft and DIY projects. 1. Silk Paper: Silk fiber can be used to make silk paper, which can be used for artwork or to embellish clothing. 2. Silk Yarn: You can spin yarn directly from silk cocoon cakes or silk hankies 3. Needle Felting: Silk fiber is a good source for your needle felting projects 4. Garlands: Silk cocoons can be used to make beautiful garlands 5. Wedding Florals: They can be used in creating wedding florals. 6. Souvenirs: Silk cocoons can be crafted into unique souvenirs. 7. Fashion Accessories: They can be used in making fashion accessories 8. Flower Bouquet: Silk cocoons can be crafted into flower bouquets 9. Miniature Handicrafts: They can be used in creating miniature handicrafts These are just a few examples. The possibilities are endless when it comes to crafting with silk cocoons. Let your creativity flow!
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Date First Available : April 2, 2018
- Manufacturer : M Jiju Silk Mills
- Country of Origin : India
