{"id":182,"date":"2018-07-25T04:37:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T08:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2024-12-15T22:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T02:27:36","slug":"silk-term-glossary-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellesilk.com\/blog\/silk-term-glossary-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Silk Term Glossary II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wild Silk<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 silk harvested from silkworms that grow in the wild and eat a diet of whatever plant food is available to them. The natural color of wild silk ranges from a light ivory to a darker tan. It is less expensive than cultivated silk and not as durable. Although it is a good choice for many applications it is not the best choice for silk bedding because it is not as durable as cultivated silk.<\/p>\n

Tussah Silk<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 a type of wild silk that typically comes from India or China with the India silk typically having more luster to it.<\/p>\n

Thrown or Reeled Silk<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 a process done by hand to unwind the silk filaments from the cocoon. Most thrown or reeled silk is cultivated silk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wild Silk \u2013 silk harvested from silkworms that grow in the wild and eat a diet of whatever plant food is available to them. The natural color of wild silk ranges from a light ivory to a darker tan. It is less expensive than cultivated silk and not as durable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-silk-guides","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t