Eri Silk Scarf Autumn Leaves natural dye woven in Assam and sewn

woven in Assam and sewn in Delhi

It is a flat weave and approximately 7mm thick

The lambswool is taken once of the young sheep at an age of around 7 months and has a fiber length of 10cm

spinning: 2 days by team of 6 spinners

Eri Silk Scarf Autumn Leaves natural dye woven in Assam and sewnThis scarf is hand spun and hand woven by our team in Assam. The yarn is naturally dyed with Madder, teak leaves and onion skins, it is a "masala" of numerous different shades of natural dyes we have dyed over the years. The silk is called eri silk and cultivated by Assamese tribal communities South West of Guwahati. It is a wild silk and the moth leaves a hole in the cocoon as it has to be empty before it can be processed. Therefore it has a