Handwoven Organic 'Peace Silk' Pashmina Shawl

53-56cm x180-185cm -Slight variations are to be expected in a handwoven shawl.

100% Pure organic, cruelty free silk. This variety is Eri Peace Silk.

Regular silk is produced from the cocoons by killing thousands of silk worms - dropping them into boiling water before they can metamorphose into moths. By preventing the moth chewing its way through the cocoon to escape, one long continuous thread can be produced. Organic silk is produced from the cocoon where the moth is naturally released. By allowing the moth to pierce the cocoon, the resulting yarn is in many smaller pieces (instead of one continuous thread). These must be spun together to make a single thread. This process takes time and makes the silk highly valued. It results in a fabric which is slubbed and multi-tonal; a truly wild silk. This silk has a wonderful drape, and is both warm in winter and cool in summer, making it a truly versatile fabric. Silk is a forest-based industry and the yarn is produced in a natural untouched environment. The silk worms are reared outdoors on live trees and are not fed on plucked leaves. This natural organic silk is made in collaboration with tribal silk worm rearers. Rural spinners and weavers are used providing much needed sustainable employment to disadvantaged groups.

Minor irregularities are a feature of these hand made and hand block printed shawls, that we would ask you to embrace.

Global Organic Textile Standard Certified.

Dry clean only to preserve the natural beauty of this shawl.