Dusk Shirt Plum Eri Silk natural dye called khullu

called khullu

The fabric and the dye will change over time - the wool is becoming softer and the dyes lighter

The yarn used is our cosy sheep wool yarn Nomadic Fibers

100% hand-spun eri silk from Assam

These cocoons are the first step in making silk yarn and are coming from our team in Assam

Dusk Shirt Plum Eri Silk natural dye called khulluThis shirt is naturally dyed, hand spun and hand woven by our team in Assam and sewn in our studio in Ladakh. 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 structure which is rather similar to linen. No chemicals or pesticides have been used during the process. The shirt is