Hemp Silk

Silk Products with Hemp

Browse our selection of Silk fabrics containing up to 70% Hemp fiber.

“Natural Silk Fiber”, is the earliest animal fiber used by human beings. Starting in the Neolithic period, which began in China around 10,000 B.C. Discovered by “The Goddess of Silk”, by accident when a silk cocoon fell into her tea, and the humble silk fabric turned out to be one of the most historical elements of the Chinese civilization.

It became a staple source of income for small farmers and, as weaving techniques improved, the reputation of Chinese silk spread so that it became highly desired across the empires of the ancient world.

Silk was the most valuable export on the Silk Road since it was light, easy to transport, luxurious; and was said to be worth its weight in gold.

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by silkworm to form cocoons, before it releases as a moth.

A yard of woven silk cloth needs almost 3,000 silk cocoons, whereas our Hemp Silk blends are bringing durability and a 70% content rating for a renewable & Sustainable plant fiber, while still keeping the luxuriousness of a traditional Silk Charmeuse.

We work with the 6,000 year old highest quality Mulberry Silk.

A silk fiber the same diameter as a fiber of steel is stronger than the steel. Features of Mulberry silk include it being 100 percent hypoallergenic and also being odorless and not needing any “airing out” before use like some of the lower quality wild silks.

Skirts, dresses, blouses, scarves, pajamas and lingerie are staple design pieces, but absolutely not limited to..

PSA, Watch out for: Synthetic Silk Satin, artificial silk, Viscose Silk, man-made Imitate Silk do your research on semi-natural, semi-synthetic cellulosic material and synthetic materials and ask yourself why we are trying to recreate what nature has already provided for us.

HEMP CERTIFICATIONS AND TRANSPARENCY. To know more about our fabrics, want to order our sample swatches? Please call or email us to Nisha Desai at nisha@nishadesigns.com or call 702.622.8321