🔄FROM THE ARCHIVE: Silk production today is based on a process that goes back thousands of years — one that involves killing silkworms. But producers are coming up with cruelty-free alternatives.
Beyond that, there is another way to harvest silk without harming or killing silkworms. This method was developed in India, and it produces what's known as. Sometimes it’s referred to as ethical silk, peace silk or cruelty-free silk. Although ahimsa silk production includes many of the traditional sericulture practices, harvesting doesn’t involve killing the worms. Instead, the worms are allowed to hatch from their cocoon, or sometimes the cocoons are cut open and the pupae is tipped out.
If allowed to hatch, the pupae spend an extra 7-10 days in the cocoon, which starts to harden. This tends to result in lower silk yields and threads that are broken into multiple strands, which makes for a rougher fabric. Since ahimsa silk is more difficult to produce, it tends to be more expensive than its conventionally farmed counterpart. Yet, it is gaining popularity and is seen as a viable alternative in the fashion industry.
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