BC Garn Jaipur Peace Silk

100% silk (Eri)

50gr - 300m

Wounds 2.00 - 2.25mm

At an Eri silkworm farm in northeast Thailand, the raw material for this wonderful silk yarn is harvested in a completely cruelty-free way: the cocoons of the Eri silkworm, which is a different breed to the mulberry silkworm. It lives for example on Maniok plants and spins a different type of cocoon. The worm "eats out of the cocoon" and flies away before the kokon is harvested by hand and then cooked to obtain the precious thread. In the case of mulberry silk, the cocoons are cooked with the silkworms inside to obtain an endless thread. According to our research, we are the only brand offering this precious and eco-friendly yarn for the hand knitting industry.

Eri silk has a slight shimmer but is not as shiny as mulberry silk, because the thread is not endless, but just as heavy and therefore drapes well. It has a "drying" look, more like a bourette silk, although Jaipur Peace Silk is spun more evenly and is much more stable than, for example, our bourette Soft Silk. Jaipur Peace Silk has the same gauge as our good old friend Jaipur Silk Fino, so all patterns for that yarn can easily be used for this new animal-friendly silk alternative.

Try it for super drapey shawls and scarves!

Note: The typical properties of silk fiber make it not very elastic and tends to grow after washing. So please take this into consideration when swatching. It can stretch about 10%.

Also: Silk absorbs a lot of dyes. Some bleeding of darker colors is inevitable. Please rinse in vinegar water until clear before mixing with light colors or wearing a white blouse.

There may be excess dye in some colors. It is recommended to rinse the yarn in cold water before use; finish with a water rinse with a little vinegar. Always wash in cold water. To preserve the lustrous surface of the mulberry silk, Jaipur Silk Fino should be hand washed, use a mild shampoo and finish with a water rinse with a little vinegar.