De-gummed Silk Cocoons

Degummed Silk Cocoons

High quality Mulberry silk, suitable for papermaking, spinning or adding to felt projects. 250g. Order Mulberry silk cocoons today!

Fun Facts

• 5,500 silkworms are required to produce 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of raw silk.
• 200 pounds of mulberry leaves are needed to produce 1 pound of raw silk.
• It takes a silkworm 3 – 4 days to spin a cocoon around itself.
• Each silk filament is 600-900 meters (1,970 – 2,950 ft.) long.