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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2014 15:12:08 GMT
Hello Everyone. I was looking at a felted flower where "Muga Silk" was used on it. It gave the flower nice sheen. I had never heard of Muga Silk before. Has anyone used it before??? The photo is of Muga Silk...
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Post by Frances on Nov 4, 2014 15:56:08 GMT
I have not seen it offered at the online places I shop - the sheen is great!
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Post by Pandagirl on Nov 4, 2014 16:43:14 GMT
I've never heard of Muga silk either. But I know mulberry silk is very shiny. tussah has a sheen but is not as shiny. I have a feeling it's a trade name and would wonder if it's 100% silk.
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Post by halay on Nov 4, 2014 17:06:19 GMT
I've never heard of it. This is the explanation I found in Wikipedia: Muga silk is the product of the silkworm Antheraea assamensis endemic to Assam. The larvae of these moths feed on som (Machilus bombycina) and sualu (Litsaea polyantha) leaves. The silk produced is known for its glossy fine texture and durability. It was previously reported that muga silk cannot be dyed or bleached due to "low porosity", but this is incorrect; muga takes dye like any other silk. This silk can be hand-washed with its lustre increasing after every wash. Very often the silk outlives its owner.
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Post by felicity on Nov 4, 2014 17:09:04 GMT
I do not use it (I do not use silk a lot anyway) but what I've heard from other felters - it's a true silk, very shiny, more sheen than from tussah or mulberry. They say that it's always of this golden colour because it can't be dyed, but I don't know if it's true. Anyway it is silk and very beautiful shiny one. There are Etsy sellers who sell it.
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Post by koffipot on Nov 4, 2014 17:43:37 GMT
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Post by Shepherdess on Nov 4, 2014 18:28:30 GMT
Just looks like wild silk to me. Tussah is usually golden if it hasn't been bleached.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Nov 4, 2014 21:08:21 GMT
I love the sheen of mulberry silk and so would love to try the Muga. Maybe I’ll order some from Etsy and give it a roll.
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Post by zed on Nov 5, 2014 11:14:03 GMT
It looks nice, a lot like the honey colour of tussah. Personally, I find silk quite dull compared to bamboo or viscose, or other protein fibres like milk or soy.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Nov 5, 2014 15:02:01 GMT
Zed--aka Sampler Queen--I defer to your suggestion and wiil try the bamboo and viscose prior to spending my money on Muga!
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Post by zed on Nov 7, 2014 11:02:24 GMT
I dyed some bamboo and Viscose recently, one was shinier/richer, I'm 90% certain it was bamboo, viscose is slightly brighter/whiter, anyway, it seemed a lot shinier than dyed mulberry silk anyway. I was looking to see if I had any Soy photos, but only have this, soya top on blue merino:
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Post by felicity on Nov 7, 2014 12:08:25 GMT
What a beautiful picture! Have you tryed banana fibre? It's very shiny too...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2014 13:16:22 GMT
Hello Zed I do like looking at all your fiber samplers... The blue on white is a very nice effect..
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Post by zed on Nov 8, 2014 10:44:27 GMT
Thanks, Judy and Felicity Yeah, I like banana, that has more of a white than silvery shine too, and the fibres have a bit more character, not quite as 'hackly' as hemp or flax, but definitely more angular ripples. The fibres are more separate too. This is milk (top) and banana (bottom) on Merino
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Post by felicity on Nov 8, 2014 15:38:01 GMT
Thanks for pictures!
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