item #: F-7 Curricula cocoons content: 100% curricula silk micron: N/A regular price: $18.85/oz. unit size: 1/2 oz. bag Quite rare to find. Comes from Indonesia. The small holes on the surface is naturally there, so you cannot "reel" silk out of those, but can spin. Beautiful natural golden color, which will come off if you degum. You must degum the cocoons if you plan to spin, but please note that they are tough unlike white bombyx cocoons. You must degum for a long time, and will probably lose most of the color. If you want to keep the color, please degum slightly, then open up the cocoon forcibly with your fingers. You will only get about 10" length fiber, but can still weave with it. It is beautiful! Many surface design artists/Quilters have used this material for surface decoration or to fuse it with another material. It is not fragile, so will not break so easily.

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