Tea-Dyed Handspun Eri Silk Cushion Covers safari mattress traditionally added as a symbol

traditionally added as a symbol of good luck

One set of six vintage silver-plated spoons featuring a fluted motif on the terminal of the handle

workshop was built on land that used to belong to an old Southern farmhouse

5cm x 13cm

Tea-Dyed Handspun Eri Silk Cushion Covers safari mattress traditionally added as a symbolThese Assamese Eri silk cushion covers were handwoven for us on traditional pedal looms using Eri silk that was spun by hand. The Eri silk, also known as peace silk, was harvested from the cocoons of the silkworm, collected by hand after the worms matured into moths and naturally discarded their cocoons. Reared by tribal people along the Assam Meghalaya border in North eastern India, the raw Eri silk is subsequently spun by hand on drop spindles by