Eri Peace Silk Nehru Dress | indigo chambray

• S/M
  • Length centre front 45”
  • Cross-body chest 19½”
  • Cross-body waist 19½”
  • Cross-body hip 20”
  • Armhole circumference 19½”
  • Cuff circumference 7½”
• M/L
  • Length centre front 46”
  • Cross-body chest 20½”
  • Cross-body waist 20½”
  • Cross-body hip 22”
  • Armhole circumference 20½”
  • Cuff circumference 8”

 

The model is 5'8" and wears S/M

Cross-body measurements taken flat so double where necessary; +/- a tolerance inherent to hand made clothing.​

• Fabric: 100% silk - eri silk
• Handfeel: Soft & very slightly slubbed
• Care: Gentle hand wash in cold water. Do not soak. Drip dry in shade. 
• Origin: Assam, India

 

 

Textile Story

 

Conventional silk is produced through boiling silk worms in their cocoons, killing some 6,000 worms to produce 1 kg (2 pounds) of silk. Peace silk, also known as non-violent silk, is a sustainable and ethical approach to silk production which does not involve harming or killing the silk worm. A cottage industry, the production of peace silk supports a wide and varied eco-system of women and men farmers, spinners, weavers and dyers.

 

Our Peace Silk Collection brings together a diverse range of silks and artisans from India's northeastern rural villages. Once the moths have hatched the cocoon, the cocoons are collected by women silk farmers, then spun, yarn-dyed and woven. This collection includes domesticated mulberry and eri silk, wild tussar and balkal silks, as well as the waste silk generated by regular silk production, like raw silk.

 

Silk spun and woven in this way retains properties lost during conventional means of silk production. Peace silk is less lustrous than typical silk, but is incredibly soft and has a rich, slubbed texture and an incredible drape. It retains warmth in winter and breathes in the heat so is comfortable to wear year round. Any variations or irregularities are part of the design and inherent to the production process.