Dyed Silk Cocoons

A filament fiber, silk comes from the cocoons of several insects of the order Lepidoptera. To use silk cocoons, soften them in almost boiling water and allow them to soften and then unwind, as a cocoon is really a center pull skein. To do traditional reeled silk several are softened at a time and then reeled and twisted. These silk cocoons have been degummed. Dyed in a rainbow of colors. The cocoons are packaged in 1 oz. bags and contain approximately 80-90 cocoons.