Wild Tasar Silk, mill spun and plied lace weight yarn

We have a few skeins of a new, extra special yarn from India!  This plied yarn is made from the naturally golden brown wild tasar silk cocoons.

These silk cocoons are hard—the total opposite of eri silk cocoons. In contrast to the thicker, Takli Tasar yarn that we carry, this Wild Tasar yarn is mill-spun and plied. Mill-spun gives a more consist yarn grist (thickness).

This is a cabled yarn...it's a strand of 40/2 plied with a second strand of 40/2, giving the equivalent grist (thickness) of a 20/2 silk.

The natural variation in the colors are just gorgeous! You'll see golds and browns. 

Because this tasar silk yarn is mill spun, this silk is wonderfully soft to the touch! The feel is similar to our muga silk.

Wild Tasar 40/2x2 is gorgous paired with all of our wild silks...Muga (Carmela, Carmelina), Eri (OmShanti-Red, OmShanti-White, hand-spun Shanti), Peduncle (Kinetta), our other wild tasar silks (Takhli Tasar or Ghicha) or Chinese Oak Tussah (Kundana, in skeins or on cones).

Photo to left has Wild Tasasr 40/2x2 in the center, Carmelina (muga 30/2) bottom, OmShanti-Red (red eri 20/2) top, the right silk going vertically is Kiku (20/2 bombyx silk)

I estimate a 50g skein of Wild Tasar has about 500 yards. As with all our silks, the weight of the skeins vary.  I’ve weighed a sampling of skeins and they range from 45-60g, with the average as 50g

**In love with this silk and want a bigger amount?  We have a VERY limited supply of 500g cones.

We’ve listed the price for the 50g skein. We charge by the gram, so if your cone is a bit lighter, you’ll pay a bit less.  In the comments during checkout (step 5), please indicate if you prefer a larger or smaller skein and we will select accordingly.

Treenway Silks has used the same silk supplier in India for over 20 years and he consistently delivers top quality.

Color: Natural