ERI SILK

ERI SILK

What is eri silk?

Silk has been prized since ancient times. It is said that the beautiful Silk City was popular among the Roman women of 2000 years ago.

So how is silk produced? The answer is the production of the "Yamamayu moth," which uses mulberry as its staple food.

We focused on another type of silk. I was fascinated by the new texture of silk, which is different from the traditional silk.
Although it is silk, it has a bulge, is soft and light, and does not scratch. That is "Erisilk".
This time, we have succeeded in commercial development for clothing.

Silk, which is familiar to everyone, is created by the "silkworm moth" that uses mulberry leaves as its staple food, and is also called mulberry or domestic silkworm. However, there are more than 100,000 types of insects that make silk (silk thread insects) in the world. Among them, the ones that human beings use as fabrics other than mulberry silk are called “Wild Silk”.
We are promoting the incorporation of "Eri silkworm cocoon", which is a type of wild silk. We are making clothes by linking three production bases (Bang Methot or Bangkok, Vietnam), spinning (Bangkok), and weaving (Japan).
Why did you choose Eri silkworm in the first place?
Of course, its texture is outstanding, but Eri silkworm has various characteristics that traditional mulberry silkworms do not have.
I would like to explain below.

Eri silk cocoon
Compared to Mulberry cocoons, they are larger and have a fluffier surface. The shape of the mulberry cocoon is a bale or an ellipse, but the Eri silkworm has a long thin tip.

Cross section of eri silk thread
The feature is that such fine holes are formed.

■ Eri silk and nylon filament are interwoven to create a light and unique touch.

Eri silkworm Mulberry
Chemical Multiplicity 1 or 2 multiplicity
Hollow Existence Nothing
feed Castor cassava mulberry
Cocoon color White White
Thread color Thin White
Dyeability Good Good
Texture soft soft
Bulkiness
(volume)
Good Nothing
  Moth silkworm Tasar silkworm
Chemical 1 variability 1 variability
Hollow
Existence Existence
feed
Sara Futaki Honoki
Cocoon color yellowish-brown yellowish-brown
Thread color Golden Generation
Dyeability Bad Bad
Texture hard hard
Bulkiness
(volume)
Nothing Nothing
  Saku  
Chemical 1 variability -
Hollow Existence -
feed Mizunara -
Cocoon color
yellowish-brown -
Thread color
Generation -
Dyeability
Bad -
Texture
hard -
Bulkiness
(volume)
Existence -

Eri silk fabric

Eri silk and nylon filament are interwoven to create a light and unique touch.

It is a fancy tweed with a rich feeling that is interwoven with Eri silk and specially processed threads.

Eri silk and fine wool are woven together to express the delicate and elegant luster of the eyes.

Eli silk is woven into high quality wool to give it a calm and refined luster.

By the interwoven weave of Elisilk and fine wool, the finish has a refined luster and a smooth touch.

Eri silk and linen with a special dyeing [kasuri] are combined to create a lattice pattern by switching to nylon filament. The weft thread is accented with the [Rainbow Lame] treatment.

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