PEACE SILK

Also know as Ahimsa (non-vilolence) Silk, Ahimsa silk is extracted after the silkworm has completed metamorphosis and has emerged from the cocoon.

In conventional production of regular silk, the cocoons are immersed in boiling water to kill the worms, so when spooled the silk thread is unbroken before being spun into yarn.

With Ahimsa Silk, however, cocoons are left for seven to 10 days. Once the worms mature, they are allowed to pierce the cocoons and fly away as moths. Only then does the manufacture of Peace Silk begin.

Each cocoon is checked individually to ensure that the moth has escaped before the silk thread is spun.