{"product_id":"ex-prop-handspun-eri-silk-throw","title":"Ex-Prop HANDSPUN ERI SILK THROW","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis throw has been featured in several of our photoshoots. It is in overall excellent condition, almost as new. All sales are final. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Product Description: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sublime lightweight, textured throw handmade using the finest handspun Eri silk fibres. Eri silk yarns have a unique texture that feels like a mixture of wool, silk and cotton. Wonderfully soft and full of character the handspun yarn is uneven varying in thickness throughout giving the throws a highly textured look and feel. The throws come in their natural Ecru colour which is the raw colour of unbleached and undyed Eri silk. It is an organic off-white that varies with each small production batch. The throws are finished with short, twisted tassels typical of the handweaving process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Eri Silk throws are made from fibres obtained from wild silkworms also known as peace silk fibres. In India, this form of silk is referred to as Ahinsa silk meaning non-lethal or non-violent in Sanskrit. While ordinary silk is obtained by boiling the pupae in their cocoons in order to create the yarn, Eri silk is obtained by extracting the yarn after the pupae have grown into adults and abandoned their cacoon, naturally discarding it in their metamorphosis process. This peaceful form of silk production allows the artisans to spin silk without harming the silkworm which is why Eri silk is sometimes also referred to as vegan silk. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDue to the variations in yarn thickness, our Handspun Eri Silk Throws are more textured than our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.elleihome.com\/collections\/new\/products\/handspun-cotton-throw\" title=\"Handspun cotton throw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHandspun Cotton Throws\u003c\/a\u003e which have a slightly more even and uniform appearance. Eri silk is softer and slightly less taught than cotton though both the cotton and silk only become softer with time and use. The final three images show the Handspun Eri Silk and Handspun Cotton throws together with the more even cotton yarn shown in front and the more textured Eri silk yarn shown behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur handspun Eri silk and cotton throws and cushion covers \u003cspan\u003eare created by a textiles studio that is the result of a collaboration between Japanese designers and traditional artisanal craftspeople from villages spread across Thailand’s countryside. While the terms ‘silk’ and ‘cotton’ are unifying terms that refer to all fabrics made using these natural materials, handspun yarns come with a great deal of variation as different spinners produce yarns with very different characteristics. Each of the spinners that has collaborated on this project has been selected \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecause\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003especific \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etechnique that results in high-quality yarns full of natural organic texture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing organic materials local to Thailand, undyed or naturally dyed yarns, and indigenous hand-manufacturing, the textiles studio aims to support and preserve traditional low impact cultivation methods and artisanal handcrafting skills while creating sophisticated textiles that are distinguished by simplicity in form and colour combined with the beauty of handspun natural fabrics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize: 92cm x 205cm (please allow for some variation in size).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterials: Handspun Eri silk and cotton weft.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandwoven in Thailand.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur handspun pieces come with all the small unevenness and variations in colour, texture, size and finish that are the embodiment of handmade fabrics. These items will not display the perfect uniformity of factory mass-production and variations from one piece to the next as well as small imperfections are not faults. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare: Hand wash with mild liquid soap. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTip: To see more images of this product use the search field in the top right corner and search 'handspun Eri silk throw'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ellei Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602851696888,"sku":"NP0006","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/4264\/files\/Ellei_Home_Vintage_Homewares-8_84dbb8cf-b49a-485d-a489-de04c9f7d52c.jpg?v=1790177004","url":"https:\/\/www.elleihome.com\/products\/ex-prop-handspun-eri-silk-throw","provider":"Ellei Home ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}