Description
Silk fibers produced by wild silk worms (Antheraea mylitta). The filaments of Tussah, or wild silk, is coarser and stronger than cultivated silk fibers. It is rarely weighted. Wild silk is also brownish and more difficult to bleach so it is usually dyed in dark colors. See also silk.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Tusser silk; wild silk; raw silk
Other Properties
Fiber has longitudinal striations. Cross section is elongated triangle.
Additional Information
° M.Brooks, S.O'Conner, J.McDonnell "The Application of Low-energy X-radiography in the Examination and Investigation of Degraded Historic Silk Textiles" ICOM Preprints, Edinburgh, Vol. II, p.670-79, 1996.
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