A Fiber You Will Naturally Love
Welcome to our home, the eco-system that makes Eri silk. This luxury fiber is native to our people and land of Meghalaya, India. In fact, everything from the perennial plants that feed the silkworms, to the rearing, processing of cocoons, and production of our hand spun yarns happens in the Khasi villages of this pristine north-eastern Indian state.
You’ll feel good about spinning with Eri silk fiber because it’s organic and sustainable. The hertiage cottage industry around Eri silk cocoons is what makes this slow-made silk so valuable. The texture is soft like angora when compared to Bombyx Mori (Mulberry) silk. Eri silk is extremely flexible in nature. It can be spun evenly or unevenly in coarse or very fine counts which results in the elegance of silk, the comfort of cotton, and warmth of wool.
If you’re looking to move away from synthetic fibers or have wool allergies, then you’ll want to know that Eri silk is tender on the skin and hypoallergenic. It spins into a strong, dense and durable yarn. We have seen this with our own eyes. Like the shawl of Kong Rupali’s great grandmother. The colors in the spun yarn remained so vivid because Eri fiber absorbs natural dyes better than any plant-based fiber. The natural way of processing cocoons in the village is simple. The women de-gum the cocoons in soapy boiling water. The result is a treasured soft, natural white, fluffy fiber that you will love spinning – and feel good about wearing.
A Fiber That Preserves Tradition
We want more creators and makers of the world to spin with Eri. Your hand spun yarn, and handmade shawls, sweaters, blankets, and beanies will be unique. You will “feel good” because you purchased from a company that is working right from the home of Eri Silk. We work in close partnership with our people. Rearing Eri silkworms is Muezart’s grass-root endeavor. The easy to carry, high value, light weight cocoons create an ideal supplemental income for families living in the remote canyons of Meghalaya. We believe these business partnerships are key to preserving the Eri silk tradition of Meghalaya. We take pride in brining you a fairly-priced luxury fiber that is consciously made – every step of the way.
Muezart’s Distinctive Difference
1. We are locally known as a fair, ethical, and innovative business. Our partners: silkworm rearers, processors, spinners, dyers, and weavers set their price.
2. We know every single partner. People are our asset and we know every one of them. We know every single person we work with. Every relationship is an opportunity for us to raise up others and innovate together.
3. We’re at the source. The most amazing thing about Eri silk cocoon cakes and the products we make is that each one has a small carbon footprint. A single supply chain of a hand-made product is produced within the small village radius.
4. Hand-made: Every cocoon is processed naturally and by hand. No electricity or machinery is used. We dye with nature. Our dye ingredients are plant based and locally grown and gathered.
Introducing Spinner's Fiber Sampler
Our Spinner’s Fiber Sampler has just the right amount of each fiber for you to try.
The sample pack includes 50 grams of each fiber.
Select the fiber that best fits your next project.
4 Eri Silk Fibers: Feel the difference. Spin the texture.
1. Connect with our village traditions and spin from the purest form of Eri. Spin directly from hand processed Cocoon Cakes.
2. Add silk roving to your fiber stash. Eri Silk Roving is a perfectly priced silk for blending with any protein, plant, or synthetic fiber.
3. Is perfectly smooth fine-spun yarn what your dreaming of. Stop here. Eri Silk Top Roving is a long staple fiber that spins into a luxury yarn as soft as a bunny.
4. Looking for unique. Eri Silk Top Roving blended with Muga Silk Waste will make any hand spun yarn stand out with its golden rustic finish.
Eri Silk Cocoon Cakes
This is Muezart’s flagship fiber because it directly connects to our mission of Regenerating an age-old silk and the people who make it. By creating new markets for Eri silk fiber we are reviving the traditions found in our villages of Meghalaya. There’s so much that has disappeared and a lot that will soon. But we’re changing that by connecting conscious makers like you directly to our slow-made, hand-made products. We’re enthusiastic and feeling good doing good.
We’re inspiring new purpose and releasing the potential of the women who farmed the plants that fed the silkworms, that created the beautiful white Eri silk cocoon cake. Each cocoon is processed by hand. That means de-gummed, washed, pounded flat, and dried. All ingredients and the entire process happens right outside her village home.
We believe our cocoon cakes have the world’s smallest carbon footprint for a fiber. Does this feel good to you? But wait till you experience spinning from it! That’s when you’ll begin to feel the luxury of this fiber. Eri silk is hypoallergenic and 100% natural. Once the cocoon is fluffed for spinning it will feel as soft as angora. No matter what you knit or weave, the finished product will give the warmth of wool and the coolness of cotton. Experience spinning like the locals of Meghalaya. Spin from Eri silk cocoon cakes and Let’s flourish together.
How to Spin from a Cocoon Cake?
Take an individual cocoon cake pull it apart, fluff it, stretch it, then spin. It’s that easy. Beginners will find this technique easy. The cocoon cakes can be used for art felting and other crafting and fiber arts.
Eri Silk Roving
Our Eri Silk Roving is a short staple fiber of the cocoon. This fiber is made with the shorter fibers separated during the making the Eri Silk Top. Some customers ask if our Eri silk roving is similar to noil. It is not the same thing. Noil is completely made of silk waste which will not spin a strong yarn.
Eri Silk Roving is made from the second quality cocoon and will have mix of long and short fibers and will spin a strong yarn. We have discovered Eri Silk Roving is best for making uneven yarn. The short staple gives the fiber a slubby finish, creating a natural rustic yarn. The Eri Silk Roving is less expensive than the longer fiber to make Eri Silk Top.
Use: Hand spinners can create and customize different yarn textures by blending Roving and Top. Knitters like to blend silk with wool because it adds a nice drape to their final piece. Eri Silk Roving can also be used to felt to make apparel such as hats, shoes, and scarfs. The short staple is used as an ingredient in handmade paper and soap making.
Eri Silk Tops
The best quality cocoons are used for making Eri Silk Tops. The silk tops are made from raw cocoon sheets. When the fibers are carded and combed, we get both the short and long fibers. The long fibers end up parallel to each other and are separated to make the silk tops. This long staple fiber is like a silky soft horsetail that feels like angora.
Since the Silk tops come from the finest and best (A grade) Eri cocoons they are ideal for spinning the highest quality fine luxury yarn. The superior long fiber of the A grade cocoons make this yarn extremely strong.
Use: An excellent choice for spinning the thinnest yarns for the warp. Fine crochet and embroidery threads can also be spun from this high value fine fiber. The long staple make it an ideal fiber for a beginner spinner. If you are looking for a finished woven fabric, or highly polished knitwear, then this is your choice. Blend expensive Eri Silk Top Roving with a cheaper wool or synthetic fiber to boost a yarns performance and feel.
Eri Muga Roving
We specialize in Eri silk, but wanted our customers to experience spinning with Muga, a little-known silk. If you have ever seen pure Muga silk thread you will know it is created from a single filament reeled from the Muga cocoon. Muga silk is the most expensive silk in India. Its natural golden color is exquisite.
When spinning with this roving you will get a hint of elegance with this beautiful blend of 70% Eri silk short staple fiber and 30% of Muga silk cocoon waste. The roving has been naturally processed at the mill. The result, when spun, creates a subtle golden color yarn having a slight sheen. The texture of the yarn will be slubby because of the short fibers.
Use: This roving is best used for spinning a medium yarn, not for fine yarn spinning. The fiber can be spun into a durable yarn ideal for both a warp and weft. Spinners feel free to blend with other fibers. Fiber artists will find a variety of uses especially since the fiber already produces a natural color.
Real Silk - The Mark of Purity
Eri silk is a valuable and unique fiber and we want to protect it’s purity. That’s why Muezart submitted our products for testing to ensure 100% pure silk.
All our products have passed the rigorous certification program. The Silk Mark is not just any authenticity certification but serves a deep long-term purpose. Silk Mark certification is an initiative of the Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles and the Government of India.
• Protect the interests of the consumer
• Protect the interest of genuine traders & producers of Silk
• Promote Natural Silk
Beautiful and unique fibre!
"I love creating textured yarns from raw fiber so these cocoons are a real treat! Fast shipping and excellent customer service too!" - Vicki C.
The most beautiful silk
"After feeling how buttery soft my sample of Eri Silk Top felt, I couldn't wait to begin using it on my wheel. I had expected a crispness, like cotton, but it was more along the lines of an angora (I have rabbits, so I know the feel). This is the only silk I will use, and mueZart is my supplier from now on. Thank you, everyone." - Cathe S.
Unique product and easy to spin
"The cakes fluff out nicely for spinning and dye easily." - Christine S.
Our Packaging
As a company, one of our responsibilities is to find the right packaging that doesn’t hurt the environment. We believe in keeping things simple and natural. Next, we constantly reduce waste and use minimal materials. Working with natural products keeps us conscious, that’s why your fiber will come wrapped in bio-degradable envelope.
Read Cathe's Story: A conscious maker and customer
I am "Earth-first" in my ethics and beliefs, which is why I am a spinner, weaver, knitter, soap-maker, etc. I also believe in directly supporting farmers and fiber producers. ….I am thrilled to add my support to Muezart, a business that touches the economy of their traditional villages.
I will tell you that I was SO impatient to experience the feel of the Eri silk that I wound up purchasing a 500g batt of the Eri Silk Roving. I have some spinning friends that work with Mulberry sliver, which made me think it would be somewhere near the same consistency. In other words, I expected it to be a little lumpy, which would have worked, but it actually had too much rough slubs to use for my long underwear project which required a finer fiber. I found the Eri silk roving closer to "noil". That taught me a "little" lesson in patience. Had I waited for Muezart’s sample card, I would have known the fit fiber to purchase for my project.
After receiving Muezart’s fiber sample card...
I placed my order for Eri Silk Tops Roving. With a speedy arrival I began spinning the Eri silk top. It is amazing! First, I split the total in half; then, split the first half into quarters with the intention of making two 100g 4ply skeins. When I took the first quarter to the wheel, it was a little slipperier than I expected, but I soon got a rhythm going. The singles spun up very nicely and consistent, just as I hoped they would.
I can already tell that the Eri silk will be much easier to work with than mercerized cotton or a silk/wool blend. It has a satiny feel that allows the strands to float next to each other without tangling. Yet, during spinning, the fibers hang onto each other so well, I can get a very consistent, very thin working thread. It will be a real treat to throw it up onto the loom, and really test its tensile strength and anti-static qualities.
These first two skeins will be used to begin knitting long underwear leggings. Obviously, two skeins won't be enough, so I'll return to mueZart for more Eri silk top roving.
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